Updates and Briefing Papers

FOIL President’s Conference 2021 (and Gin Tasting)

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FOIL CEO Laurence Besemer welcomed delegates to the meeting and explained that as there had been no President’s Conference last year, due to the pandemic, rather than looking forward to the incoming President’s year, this year’s conference would look back at FOIL’s achievements over the past year, during the presidency of Jennette Newman.

Liability for an assault by a pupil on a teacher

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Cunningham v Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council (2021) EWCA Civ 1719

The impact on Product Liability claims of the Extension of Fixed Recoverable Costs

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What is demurrage?

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K Line PTE Limited v Priminds Shipping (HK) Limited (2021) EWCA Civ 1712

Product Liability Part 1

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This review, published in three parts, provides an update on a diverse range of topics relevant to those who practise, or have an interest in, product liability law.

Travelling as a passenger with a drunk driver

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Campbell (Protected Party) v Advantage Insurance Company Limited (2021) EWCA Civ 1698

The definitive seaworthiness case

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Alize 1954 and another c Allianz Elementar Verisherungs AG and others (2021) UKSC

Brownlie: the claimant wins (at last) on jurisdiction

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FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie (2021) UKSC 45

A child pedestrian may be 10% contributorily negligent

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Gul (Protected Party) v McDonagh and another (2021) EWHC Civ 1503

The common law defence of illegality

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RO (Protected Party) v Gray and another (2021) EWHC 2770 (QB)

Griffiths v TUI

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When is an uncontroverted expert’s report still open to challenge?

Ho v Adelekun: set-off is the same as enforcement under QOCS

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Ho v Adelekun (2021) UKSC 45