‘A bus driver who was reading a piece of paper behind the wheel has been jailed for two years after hitting a woman crossing the road, police have said.’
The Independent, 13th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The supreme court has granted permission for two car lenders to appeal against a landmark ruling on motor finance commission payments that has left firms fearing a potential £30bn compensation bill.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ali v HSF Logistics Polska SP ZOO [2024] EWCA 1479. This was a very simple case that illustrates in a nutshell the courts’ approach to the principle of “ex turpi causa”: the notion that prevents a claimant from seeking a legal remedy if the claim arises in connection with their own illegal or immoral act. Even in a civil case, courts are reluctant to allow a party to benefit from their own wrongdoing, as it may be seen as contrary to the interests of justice and social morals. However, it cannot be a blanket rule, as we shall see from the case below. Proportionality has to to be applied.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th December 2024
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A raft of road rules and changes are due to come into effect this December.’
The Independent, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The whiplash tariff is set to increase by around 15%, the government announced yesterday, reflecting inflation since it was introduced in 2021 and including a ‘buffer’ to take account of predicted inflation until the next review in 2027.’
Legal Futures, 22nd November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Nearly 3,000 fines have been given to motorists for continuing to ignore new traffic-free zones set up around schools in a part of Kent.’
BBC News, 12th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police is to carry out a new investigation into the Wimbledon school crash in order to further examine a number of lines of inquiry.’
BBC News, 24th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of people to die in police custody last year is the highest in almost two decades, new figures have revealed.’
The Independent, 17th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government has said lessons will be “properly learnt” in the case of a teenage motorcyclist killed outside an airbase in a crash with an American driver.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 18th July 2024, attentions were drawn to the sentences received by five Just Stop Oil activists, including its co-founder, Roger Hallam, for the offence of conspiracy to intentionally cause a public nuisance, namely by disrupting traffic on the M25.[1] Mr Hallam received a sentence of five years and the others received sentences of four years. Many viewed the sentences as excessive and repressive considering that the protests were peaceful,[2] despite causing large-scale disruption with significant economic consequences.’
Six Pump Court, 9th August 2024
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘Drivers from across the UK said they had received fines for unpaid journeys on the Dartford Crossing despite never having been there.’
BBC News, 12th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This short paper explains what Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) are, how they are made and the various uses to which they can be put.’
House of Commons Library , 5th August 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘In January 2022, the Law Commission published a joint report with the Scottish Law Commission with their recommendations for legal reform around automated vehicles and how they could safely and responsibly be introduced on GB roads and public places. The Automated Vehicles Bill was laid before Parliament and the Scottish Parliament. On Monday 20 May 2024, the Government announced the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act received royal assent. This is based on the joint recommendations made by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.’
Law Commission, 31st July 2024
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘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
‘The chaotic scenes inside and outside court at the trial of five people accused of conspiring to block traffic on the M25 in 2022 have highlighted restrictions placed on defendants in a number of climate protest trials that people are seeking to challenge, but risk falling foul of the law as they seek to do so. Here the Guardian explains the basis of the restrictions and why they are so contentious.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five environmental activists are facing long sentences after they were found guilty of conspiring to block traffic on the M25, after a trial in which the defendants were arrested various times for defying the court.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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 this case, the claimant brought a claim for serious injuries arising from a RTA in January 2019. As a consequence, the claimant suffered severe brain injury which he alleged caused a lack of capacity.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 8th May 2024
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
‘In this case, the claimants brought a claim arising from a RTA in May 2017.
Liability was in issue. The claimants alleged the defendant driver had driven his van into their car; whereas the defendant driver alleged that the claimant driver drove from a parked position into the side of his van. The defence pleaded that the claimants’ credibility and honesty would be challenged at trial.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 30th May 2024
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
‘This case was recently approved following a joint settlement meeting where the terms of settlement were that the Claimant (C), a protected party, was to be compensated by the payment of the lump sum of £4.5 million. The date of accident was in 2005. C met with her accident as the infant back seat passenger restrained in a child seat, when a car driven by her father was involved in a collision with a lorry. C’s father was severely brain injured in the accident. C at the time was only 15 months old, she was born in 2004, she is now 20 years old. Proceedings were issued in March 2013.’
Exchange Chambers, 31st May 2024
Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk
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