Personal injury

A tour operator was liable for breach of contract and under regulations implementing the 1992 Package Travel Directive where a tourist was sexually assaulted by a hotel electrician, the Supreme Court has held

A major trial concerning liability for oil pollution in the Niger Delta is to go ahead in the High Court after Royal Dutch Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary SPDC confirmed it would not contest jurisdictional issues

Looking for a digital future while dealing with ‘utter mess’ whiplash reforms

The unfortunates? Spats are brewing as the digital golden age beckons, says Dominic Regan

DIY claims in new digital portal to tackle ‘whiplash culture’

Possession laws and coronavirus regulations have together knitted a jumble sale of dates, deadlines, notice periods and requirements. 

The legal & regulatory landscape surrounding automated vehicles is taking shape: David Mason considers the questions still to be answered

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has released guidance on the type of court fees that are incurred in court proceedings brought under the new Practice Direction 27B, which governs personal injury claims arising from road traffic accidents where the claimant expects to recover less than £5,000 in pain, suffering and loss of amenity damages. 

Richard Scorer & Kim Harrison examine the work done & challenges faced by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) has issued an update to the pre-action protocol for personal injury claims below the small claims limit in road traffic accidents.