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E-Scooters – The Challenge for the Insurance Industry

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13th Oct 2022

Civil Liability, E-scooters, Legal principles, Motor, Regulated Rental Schemes

  • FOIL

Glyn Thompson, a member of the FOIL Motor SFT opened the session by observing that since the last Motor SFT in March 2020, e-scooters had moved on from being fresh and new to being a familiar sight. Some of those seen are being legitimately used but there are many that are not. This roundtable was to focus on the challenges insurers will face, as e-scooters come onto the roads.

CAM Legal Services Ltd v Belsner – Claimants’ Solicitors will be holding a collective breath

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7th Oct 2022

CFA, Costs, CPR & Courts, CPR 44.9(2), Damages, Deduction, Legal principles, S70 Solicitors Act 1974, Solicitors' Fees, Trade bodies / regulators

  • FOIL

Put simply, the issue here was whether a solicitor, seeking to rely on CPR 46.9(2), is required to show that the client, under a conditional fee agreement (CFA), gave informed consent to having deducted from their damages a sum in respect of their solicitor’s costs which was greater than that recoverable from the other party in the proceedings.

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