‘The UK financial watchdog is to investigate whether insurance companies are ripping off “vulnerable” customers who take out policies designed to financially protect them and their families in case of serious illness or death.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Applications were made to the Building Safety Fund (“BSF”) in respect of two high rise developments in Birmingham with cladding defects. In the event that BSF funding was provided, the developers would have been expected to reimburse the BSF funding less any proceeds from insurance claims (pursuant to a pledge referred to in the BSF guidance signed by the developers; many developers, including the appellants, have now signed a deed of bilateral contract to give the pledge commitments contractual force).’
Falcon Chambers, 22nd July 2024
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘Insurers have hailed a county court judgment on credit hire – the provision of a temporary vehicle by a claims management company in an RTA claim – as a significant turning point on costs liability.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd July 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘His Honour Judge Saunders in Central London County Court held that Direct Accident Management Ltd (DAML) was the “real party” to litigation to recover the credit hire charges and should bear the risk of unsuccessful claims.’
Legal Futures, 19th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A disqualified driver who killed his girlfriend after speeding into a garden wall has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.’
BBC News, 17th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A driver who hit a seven-year-old boy in his van and left the scene of the crash has been given a suspended sentence at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court.’
BBC News, 17th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man seriously injured in a motorbike crash “has only himself to blame” after his £6.4m claim was dismissed in the biggest case to date where fundamental dishonesty was found.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In a brokers’ negligence claim, when is causation decided on the balance of probabilities and when is a loss of a chance analysis appropriate? Alice Nash considers this question in the light of a recent decision of Picken J in the context of a claim for failure to obtain insurance cover, where he said the loss of a chance approach should arguably prevail.’
Henderson Chambers, 14th May 2024
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
‘Credit hire claims often involve large sums of money, the majority of which is from the credit of the insurer. The exact amount of damages awarded is down, to a large degree, to the discretion of the judge so it is important for the claimant’s legal team to get as much of the evidence watertight before the hearing as possible. From experience at court, there are certain elements of a case which are hard to fix on the day of the hearing, but which can be caught in advance, and lead to a better result for the claimant.’
Five Pump Court Chambers, 22nd March 2024
Source: www.5pumpcourt.com
‘Thousands of residents trapped in homes with Grenfell-style cladding that they cannot sell are being “scammed” by insurers demanding unaffordable premiums despite being told the buildings are safe, The Independent can reveal. Nearly seven years after the tragedy, which took place in west London in June 2017, residents living in cladded homes are seeing their insurance costs surge by up to 1,000 per cent.’
The Independent, 24th March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal applied ordinary black letter contractual interpretation in construing a non-assignment clause in a contract for sale.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 14th February 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has refused to overturn a non-party costs order (NPCO) against a credit hire company, saying the firm “voluntarily assumed the risk” of the claimants turning out to be dishonest.’
Legal Futures, 12th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘On 17 January 2024, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Herculito Maritime Ltd & Ors v Gunvor International BV & Ors unanimously dismissing the appeal. In this post David McKie, Partner at CMS, comments on that judgment.’
UKSC Blog, 27th February 2024
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The fixed tariff for whiplash claims should be extended to other injuries to help reduce motor insurance premiums, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) argued yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 28th February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Whiplash claimants, insurers and their lawyers will be watching the Supreme Court closely tomorrow when it hears the appeal on how to value so-called mixed injury claims.’
Legal Futures, 19th February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An at-fault driver is liable for losses agreed in advance between a claimant and her hire car company, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th February 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘First introduced for banks and insurers in March 2017, regulatory references are now a requirement for all firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, under the senior manager and certification regime.’
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 12th February 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘Consumer claims firm SSB Law, which went into administration earlier this month owing six litigation funders £200m, faces up to 1,400 professional negligence claims, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 31st January 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for leading police on a dangerous 141-mile car chase through half a dozen police force areas because his partner was in labour and he wanted to get to her in time.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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