Balados sur l’assurance dommages (en anglais)

9 mars 2023

Claims inflation: Catastrophic Injury & Large Loss

The impact of claims inflation is particularly acute in the Catastrophic Injury and Large Loss arena. Even relatively small movements in inflation, salaries, goods and services can bring large outputs in damages when a compensation package is required to meet a claimant's needs for the remainder of their life.

24 janvier 2023

Dementia podcast: Traumatic brain injuries and early onset dementia

In this podcast, members of our brain injury subject matter group Emma Eccles and Helen Kanczes from the catastrophic injury team are joined by neurologist Dr Dougall McCorry to discuss the research surrounding the possible link between traumatic brain injuries and early onset dementia. They also talk about the primary case law in this area, Mathieu v Aviva & Hinds, where a claim for provisional damages in relation to dementia was rejected on the basis that the Claimant could not show a sufficient causal link, on the balance of probabilities, between his TBI and any future risk of dementia.

6 décembre 2022

The Personal Injury Discount Rate: Single or multiple rates?

Welcome to our latest Casualty podcast, where Alistair Kinley, Director of Policy & Government Affairs, Andrew Hibbert and Chris Murray, both Catastrophic Injury & Large Loss Partners, discuss the MoJ’s imminent ‘call for evidence’, responses to which will inform the 2024 review of the Personal Injury Discount Rate.

5 mai 2022

Is the Claimant to blame – Contributory negligence in road traffic cases

In house barrister Mary Edis and Senior Associate Kim Waterhouse discuss two recent cases on contributory negligence in road traffic injury claims. Campbell v Advantage Insurance Co Ltd [2021] Saboor Gul v James McDonagh & MIB [2021]

5 mai 2022

The Highway Code: What's new?

In this episode in house barrister Mary Edis and Legal Director Isla Taylor discuss the changes in the new Highway Code including the new Hierarchy of Road Users