WHAT DOES BREXIT MEAN FOR PERSONAL INJURY?

New Webinar!

On 25 February I will be co-presenting a webinar of the likely implications of Brexit for personal injury lawyers.

Follow the link for the programme and to book.

PARTIALLY AUTOMATED VEHICLES

New Webinar!

On 8 February I will be presenting an APIL webinar on the problems associated with current and close to the market levels of vehicle automation.

Follow the link for the programme and to book.

NEW STATUTORY LIABILITY FOR DRIVERLESS VEHICLES

New Webinar on driverless vehicles

On Friday 1 February 2019 I will be delivering a webinar on the Automated And Electric Vehicles Act 2018 for the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.

Follow the link for a copy of the programme and to book.

DRIVERLESS VEHICLES: a future perfect? (part 2)

Strict liability under section 2 Automated And Electric Vehicles Act 2018 and the lack of suitable legal provision for intermediate levels of vehicle automation.

In the second of my New Law Journal mini-series, I consider the strengths and weaknesses of the Autonomous And Electric Vehicles Act 2018. 

I explain why this legislation is defective and why it is also a missed opportunity: as it fails to address the urgent need to clarify the law concerning the intermediate levels of vehicle automation that are close to market. I  conclude that victims of partially automated vehicles have been badly let down by the Department of Transport, that appears to have been browbeaten by the motor insurance industry into allowing them to cherry the pick low risk liability represented from the fully automated vehicles of the future.  The government has mapped out (imperfectly) the high ground of highly advanced automation but ignored the treacherous ground leading there.