Challenging old certainties and commonly held misconceptions, featuring
recent thought provoking decisions and important legal developments, this
course seeks to explain their implications for the busy practitioner.
The day will explore:
- new thinking
on contributory negligence, including cycle helmets and children
- new approach
to Highways Act claims and why Bolam is now relevant
- ex turpi
causa its use and misuse
- the latest credit hire decision and the likely reform
- the latest on the whiplash review and the likely reform
- consent
orders and protecting vulnerable claimants
- why EU law
is so important and how it impacts on practically every claim
- The Road
Traffic Act 1988, The EU Rights Against Insurers Regs 2002 and the MIB
- interpreting
our UK law consistently with community law - made easy!
- contrasting
UK provision with community law minimum standards
- where and
why the Court of Appeal has got it so wrong
- why the Delaney case has raised its head again and why this is so important
- challenging
breaches of community law successfully and profitably
- update on
major reform and the European Commission’s involvement
Please apply through APIL.
London: 17 June 2014
Manchester: 24 June 2014
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