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Article 28/01/2021
Motor claims: reflections on 2020 and what may lie ahead in 2021
In our 27th and final Motor Wednesday webinar of 2020, held in December, we reflected on some of the key impacts of COVID-19 on motor claims. As well as considering key impacts of the global pandemic, we discussed other important developments including those relating to Brexit, the Whiplash Reforms, MoJ Portal claims, alternative dispute resolution, fundamental dishonesty findings and tomorrow’s vehicles.
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Article 19/01/2021
The Fourth Motor Insurance Directive: areas of post-Brexit uncertainty
The Fourth Motor Insurance Directive required European Community nationals living outside the home country of the defendant motorist to have the right to sue the motor insurer directly. The benefits for the claimant were that is was often much easier to identify and serve proceedings on the insurer than to find the driver; and a judgment can be enforced directly against the insurer.
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Article 19/01/2021
Cross border civil claims post-Brexit: an overview of key changes and practical implications
Civil claims with a European cross border element have been commonplace for years, whether as a result of accidents involving European drivers in the UK or UK nationals being involved in accidents in Europe. Those involved in the handling of the resultant claims will be well versed in the regime set out by Brussels I Recast Regulation and Rome II. There were some occasional exceptions to keep us on our toes but generally there was a logic as to where claims could be brought, whether an insurer could be sued directly and which law applied.
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Article 23/07/2020
Personal injury hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic - the new normal
This article examines the impact of the pandemic on personal injury hearings and outlines the authors’ recent experiences following the resumption of in person trials.
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News 13/09/2019
Kennedys wins Innovation in the Business of Law accolade at Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards
We are delighted to announce that our remarkable innovations journey has continued as we won Innovation in the Business of Law: New products and services at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards.
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News 04/09/2019
Kennedys to grow UK public liability practice
We are to strengthen our public liability practice with the recruitment of Kathryn Oldfield as a partner.
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Article 03/07/2019
Section 152 Road Traffic Act 1988 amendment: removal of statutory declarations following an accident
On 1 July 2019 the Department for Transport laid regulations before parliament that will end the ability of motor insurers to avoid statutory liability for third party claims in circumstances of fraud or misrepresentation by the insured.
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News 27/06/2018
Kennedys wins Best Client Service Innovation and Business Services accolade at The Lawyer Awards
We are delighted to announce that our virtual lawyer, KLAiM, has won the award for Best Client Service Innovation and that we were awarded 'Highly Commended' within the Business Services Team of the Year category at The Lawyer Awards last night.
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News 29/05/2018
Kennedys ‘Highly Commended’ at Legal Week Innovation Awards
We are thrilled to announce that we were ‘Highly Commended’ at the 2018 Legal Week Innovation Awards.
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Article 15/03/2018
Last call for prestige credit hire: another nail in an ever-closing coffin?
The long awaited judgments in the cases of McBride v UKI and Clayton v EUI were handed down today, delivering the latest blow to the credit hire industry which is still feeling the effects of the seismic judgment in Stevens in February 2015.