Driverless cars and other automated vehicles are the subject of a Law Commission consultation into potential regulatory reform. The Automated Vehicles consultation, launched last week and due to end on 8 February 2019, explores how to ensure safety for passengers and the wider public and who would be responsible for accidents. It is part of a three-year government review into the legal ramifications of automated vehicles. Key questions include how to adapt road rules developed for humans, for example, should an automated vehicle mount the pavement to let an ambulance through, like a human would in an emergency?
14 November 2018
Who's at the wheel?
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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