Guideline Hourly Rates for 2024 published Update 8th Dec 2023Guideline hourly ratesFOILThe Master of the Rolls has confirmed that he has accepted the recommendations of the Civil Justice Council’s 2023 Costs Review.
Bullying and Harassment at work: the new framework Update 4th Dec 2023Equality Act, Workplace, Workplace MisconductFOILHistorically in England and Wales there is no freestanding legal claim for bullying that employees can bring to the Employment Tribunal.
The use of Generative AI by defence lawyers – Capability and Culpability Update 29th Nov 2023Event write up, Events, FOILFOILThis remarkable webinar was sponsored by the Canadian Defence Lawyers and FOIL, with talks presented by Professor Richard Susskind (OBE),KC (Hon), the world’s most cited author on the future of legal services and President of the Society for Computers and Law, and Maura R. Grossman J.D., Ph.D., Research Professor at the University of Waterloo and Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and a globally recognized expert on electronic discovery and AI.
Master of the Rolls announces Guideline Hourly Rates to rise in January 2024 Update 21st Nov 2023Budget, Costs, Costs, Guideline Hourly RateFOILAt the Civil Justice Council’s National Forum, its annual conference, the Master of the Rolls announced that he accepts in full the recommendations made in a Civil Justice Council Costs Review published May 2023 which proposed annual increases to the solicitors’ guideline hourly rates (GHRs).
Who knows where autonomous vehicles are going? Update 20th Nov 2023Event write up, FOIL, FOIL EventFOIL0n 31 October 2023, FOIL hosted an event at the London offices of Kennedys’ titled “Who knows where autonomous vehicles are going?” We were joined by three speakers: Jamie Hodsdon (OXA); Niall Edwards (Kennedys) and Tom Leggett (Thatcham Research).
Reforming Fees in the UK Supreme Court Update 8th Nov 2023Costs, Costs, Court feesFOILA Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation proposes a series of reforms to the fees payable in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Forensic Collision Reconstruction: A Road Map Update 24th Oct 2023Event write up, FOIL Event, FOIL IrelandFOIL IrelandWrite up from the FOIL Ireland event on 4 October 2023.
Data breach claims under the GDPR – Lorcan Moylan Burke Update 2nd Oct 2023Event write up, FOIL Event, FOIL IrelandFOIL IrelandThis FOIL Ireland learning event was held on 14th September 2023 and was presented by Lorcan Moylan Burke an Associate with RDJ and an expert in data protection and cyber security.
Data breach claims under the GDPR – Lorcan Moylan Burke (Slides) Update 2nd Oct 2023Event write up, FOIL Event, FOIL IrelandFOIL IrelandThis FOIL Ireland learning event was held on 14th September 2023 and was presented by Lorcan Moylan Burke, an Associate with RDJ and an expert in data protection and cyber security.
Revised NHS Recovery Charges Update 21st Sep 2023CRU, Damages, NHS Recovery ChargesFOILThe Department for Health & Social Care has announced the results of the consultation on proposals for a mid-year tariff uplift of the NHS’s Injury Cost Recovery Scheme.
Whiplash reform and the Official Injury Claim Service Update 20th Sep 2023Injury, Official Injury ClaimFOILA House of Commons Committee report has raised concerns with the government in relation to apparent problems with whiplash reforms and the Official Injury Claim Service (OIC).
CPR Update Update 19th Sep 2023159th Practice Direction Update, Civil Procedure Rules, Damages, Damages Claims Pilot, Online Civil Money Claims PilotFOILThe 159th Practice Direction Update to the Civil Procedure Rules, came into force at 11am today, 19th September 2023.
