‘Whiplash’ reforms: the starting gun has been fired Update 26th Feb 2021Damages, Injury, Low Value Personal Injury, MedCo, Motor, Motor, Official Injury Claim, Personal Injury, Protocols and Portals, Reforms, RTA Portal Protocol, Trade bodies / regulatorsFOILFOIL selectSponsorsTIPsThe Government has announced that the long-awaited implementation
Dale v Banga and others (2021) EWCA Civ 240 -appealing a judgment allegedly obtained by fraud Update 25th Feb 2021Fraud, FraudFOILFOIL selectSponsorsTIPsAlthough it was a dispute relating to a number of wills, this case is of wider interest as it looked at the correct approach for an appeal court to take when fresh evidence of fraud was adduced after a trial.
Energy Decommissioning – What’s The Damage Update 25th Feb 2021Beaching vessels, Climate change, Contamination, Energy, Environment, Environmental, FOIL, London FOIL, Marine, Off Shore, Oil RigFOILFOIL selectLondon Market FOILTIPsWhat happens when an oil rig is decommissioned and what steps must the owner take to avoid criminal and civil liability?
FOIL Ireland Learning Event – A year like no other? Update 19th Feb 2021Corona Virus, Coronavirus, COVID-19, FOIL, FOIL IrelandFOILFOIL IrelandThis talk was presented on 16 February 2021 by David Boughton BL. David is a junior counsel, specialising in personal injury, clinical negligence and product liability claims.
The Ethics of AI in Insurance – Pt 2 Update Update 18th Feb 2021AI in Insurance, Ethics of AI, Technology, Technology, Technology & Cyber LiabilitiesFOILThis virtual event was hosted by the FOIL Technology and Cyber Liabilities SFT and built on the first event in January last year.
Who are you calling a thief? Update 2nd Feb 2021Circuit Court, Costs, CPR & Courts, Defences, Events, FOIL, FOIL Ireland, Legal principles, Property, Qualified Privilege, Shoplifting, Slander, ThiefFOILFOIL IrelandAt this FOIL Ireland Learning Event, Shane English, BL gave a talk relating to what he described as ‘general shoplifting type defamation claims’.
Bill of Lading Update 29th Jan 2021Draft Bill of Lading, Hague Rules, Marine, Overseas Law & Brexit, ShippedFOILLondon Market FOILThe meaning of the words "CLEAN ON BOARD" and "SHIPPED in apparent good order and condition" in a draft bill of lading
Scrapyard Challenge 2 Update 22nd Jan 2021Bangladesh, Beaching vessels, D&O, Environment, Environmental, Events, FOIL, Marine, Marine, Pollution, Professional Negligence, ScrapyardFOILFOIL IrelandFOIL Northern IrelandFOIL ScotlandThis virtual event was a follow-up to the one held on 17 November 2020, for which the Update is also available on the FOIL members’ website. Both are collaborations between FOIL’s Environmental, Marine and D&O Sector Focus Teams on the environmental and human cost of current practices in the decommissioning of marine vessels.
FOIL Update – Lost Years Claim Update 20th Jan 2021Damages, Future Loss of Earnings, Injury, Legal principles, Lost Years, Passive Investment, Testamentary DispositionFOIL
Occupiers’ Liability Update 19th Jan 2021Breach, Clinical Negligence, Legal principles, Occupiers Liability, Property, S2 Occupiers Liability Act 1957, S3 Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, Voluntary Acceptance of RiskFOILOccupiers’ liability and volenti non fit injuria The White Lion Hotel v James (Deceased) (2021) EWCA Civ 31
FOIL Update – Business Interruption Test Cases Update 15th Jan 2021Business Interruption, Causation, Corona Virus, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disease clauses, Injury, Legal, Policy wordings and principles, Property, Test casesFOIL
FOIL Update – Guideline Hourly Rate Update 12th Jan 2021Costs, Expense of time, Guideline Hourly Rate, Revised GHRFOIL
