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Jacobs v Motor Insurers’ Bureau 27.10.10

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 12 2010

In 2007, Mr Jacobs, a British national resident in the UK, was seriously injured in a road traffic accident in Spain, when he was struck by a car driven by an uninsured driver

Counter fraud: Jackson’s collateral damage?

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 11 2013

Recent figures released by the ABI tell us that insurers successfully identified £1 billion worth of fraudulent claims in 2011

MIB untraced driver; limitation period; claim by minor

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 30 2008

The Claimant, a minor, was struck down by a hit and run driver near his primary school in 1993

Two-pronged attack: discount rate review

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 3 2012

The Ministry of Justice has published a consultation into the methodology used by the Lord Chancellor in setting the Discount Rate for personal injury damages

Credit hire refusal of defendant’s offer to replace vehicle, claimant’s entitlement to damages

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 31 2008

There have recently been several cases at first instance regarding a Claimant’s failure to mitigate loss and the recoverability of hire charges

Keep calm and carry on: what lies ahead following the judgment in Fairclough Homes Limited v Summers?

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 5 2012

Last month, the Supreme Court handed down its long awaited judgment in Fairclough Homes Ltd v Summers (27.06.12

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 10 2012

On 3 December 2012 a new offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving was introduced by section 143 of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012

Personal injury multi-track code

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 31 2008

A number of Claimant firms have signed up to a voluntary code of practice that will be run on a pilot basis, commencing this spring

Got it covered: solicitors’ PI insurance will cover awards for service-level complaints

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 2 2009

Many solicitors seem to be unaware that their professional indemnity cover includes 'any amount paid or payable in accordance with the recommendation of the Legal Services Ombudsman or any other regulatory authority to the same extent as it indemnifies the insured against civil liability'

Shapoor v Promo Designs and Motor Insurers Bureau

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 12 2009

On 8 January 2006 a car driven by Mr Shapoor was involved in a collision with a car owned by Promo Designs and driven by Mr Anwar