COVID19 – APIL and FOIL Best Practice for Mutual Co-Operation Update 11th Mar 2021APIL, Corona Virus, COVID-19, Trade bodies / regulatorsFOILFOIL Northern IrelandFOIL ScotlandFOIL selectTIPsA working party set up between APIL and FOIL has agreed a revised set of best practices
2021 – CV19 and the Court of Appeal Update 10th Mar 2021Corona Virus, COVID-19FOILFOIL IrelandHeld on 4th March, this event featured Simon Kearns BL, talking about the potential for claims arising from the Covid-19 pandemic
A New Dawn in Regulatory Enforcement Update 10th Mar 2021Employers laibility, Health & Safety, Legal principles, Regulatory LawFOILFOIL IrelandFOIL Northern IrelandFOIL ScotlandFOIL selectLondon Market FOILSponsorsTIPsTomorrow's FOILHosted by FOIL’s Regulatory Law SFT, this event was led by John Cooper QC of Crown Office Chambers
The Whiplash Reforms Update 10th Mar 2021CPR & Courts, Motor, Motor, Pre-action Protocol, Protocols and Portals, Small Claims Track Limits, WhiplashFOILFOIL IrelandFOIL selectSponsorsTIPsTomorrow's FOILFollowing publication of the new PAP for Personal Injury Claims below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents,
‘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.
