The latest edition of the Highway Code came into effect on 29.01.22 and is radically different to the last. In…
From Vicarious Liability to Precarious Liability
In 2012 it was said by Lord Phillips that ‘the law of vicarious liability is on the move’ (Various claimants…
Occupiers, risk-taking and obvious dangers – the Tomlinson principle after James v White Lion
This article was written by Mary Newnham. What happens when someone is injured on premises while doing something dangerous, and…
Claimant succeeds in negligence claim regarding pre-conception advice given to her mother: Toombes v Mitchell [2021] EWHC 3234 (QB)
Megan Griffiths writes about this landmark clinical negligence case on pre-conception advice, where the High Court handed down judgment in favour…
Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Drone use is coming. What should Insurers be doing?
Articles that set out to consider the hidden costs of new technology often seek to catch the eye by starting…
Ho v Adelekun: Supreme Court hands down landmark QOCS ruling
The issue before the Supreme Court in Adelekun [2021] UKSC 43 was whether it is permissible in claims to which Qualified One…
Limitation in historic sex abuse claims: recent decisions on the exercise of section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980
A series of judgments have already been handed down this year that deal with limitation in historic sex abuse cases.…
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