Updates and Briefing Papers

OIC Briefing Final

• FOIL

Vnuk: the position now under UK motor law

• FOIL
• FOIL Ireland
• FOIL Scotland
• London FOIL

In this article, we look a little deeper into the announcement in February 2021 by the Transport Secretary of the government’s “plan to scrap EU law, ensuring British drivers avoid £50 a year insurance hike” and discuss what this might mean in practice.

Urgent – The HMCTS digital claims service pilot

• FOIL

Tomorrow, Friday, 28 May, HMCTS is launching the next stage of its digital claims service pilot.

Professional negligence: the same negligent advice given twice

• FOIL

Sciortino v Beaumont (2021) EWCA Civ 786

Professional negligence: limitation in ‘midnight deadline’ cases

• FOIL

Matthew and others v Sedman and others (2021) UKSC 19

Professional negligence: when is damage sustained?

• FOIL

The defendant/appellant, a firm of solicitors, were retained by the claimant/respondent in 2011, to act for her in connection with a transaction pursuant to which her husband was to grant her a lease and she would grant an underlease to another party (the sub-lessee).

The Suez Canal grounding – a data-driven analysis

• FOIL

In this presentation, the speakers looked at how AI can now analyse huge amounts of data from multiple sources. The grounding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal was used as a case study on the application of this process to determine what probably happened.

HMCTS Survey on remote hearings

• FOIL

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) are seeking the views of the legal profession on the use of remote hearings during the pandemic to help understand how best to use and administer these in the longer term.

Not a suitable matter for particulars?

• FOIL
• FOIL Ireland

This virtual seminar held on 22 April 2021 was presented by Vincent Nolan BL and flowed from the frustration felt by members of FOIL Ireland that plaintiffs divulge so little information in the exchange of requests for particulars and replies.

“Not a suitable matter for particulars”? Time to reassess the law on Notices for Particulars and their Replies. VINCENT NOLAN BL

• FOIL
• FOIL Ireland
• FOIL select

Full notes of the talk given by Vincent Nolan BL for FOIL Ireland on 22nd April

COVID19 – APIL and FOIL Best Practice For Mutual Co-Operation in Northern Ireland

• FOIL
• FOIL Northern Ireland

APIL and FOIL have set up a working party to discuss various aspects of our members’ work, which have been affected during the coronavirus outbreak. We have agreed a set of best practices that we recommend their members consider and adopt where possible.

Serving a Claim Form: extra care needed during the pandemic!

• FOIL
• FOIL select
• London FOIL
• Sponsors
• TIPs
• Tomorrow's FOIL

A trainee solicitor omitted the Claim Form when purportedly serving proceedings pursuant to a court order. A High Court Judge refused various applications by the claimant to remedy the situation.