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Civil way: 27 January 2017

27 January 2017
Issue: 7731 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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PI claims: keep out!; Master Kay’s room & How to lose a £43K deposit

RANT

It may be inappropriate but I fancy I can escape LexisNexis disciplinary action upon using the c word. So here goes. Compulsory insurance. Yes, the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/1193) which came into force on 31 December 2016 raise the amount of cover for motor insurance damage to property by £200,000 to £1.2m. Happily, most policies already cover for in excess of the new minimum figure. If any policy covers for less, then the insurer must now effect an increase.

No doubt the scripts are being extended for insurance staff who negotiate renewal premiums. “I’m afraid retired judiciary are regarded as a bad risk, Steve, and we’ve got these new regs which means higher property damage cover.” Steve won’t let them get away with it. The government consulted on raising the limit and were told by the industry that few £1m property damage claims were made and that they did not think the increase would lead

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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