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Welcome to Forbes' Insurance eNewsletter Our aim is to keep you updated on the latest news and legal developments. We will also keep you updated on our latest seminars, conferences and un-missable practical guides on a range of insurance issues. The Forbes' Insurance Team Success Fees and ATE Premiums Are Compatible with Art 6 ECHR The highly anticipated judgment in the matter of Coventry v Lawrence has been handed down by the Supreme Court. By a majority of 5-2, the Supreme Court held that the system for the recovery of costs in civil litigation under the Access to Justice Act 1999 ("the AJA") is compatible with article 6 of European Convention on Human Rights - right to a fair trial and article 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention. With Lord Neuberger and Lord Dyson providing the main judgment they found that...to read the full article, please click here Another Swimming Tragedy In this tragic case, the Claimant by way of his mother brought a claim for damages against the local authority following an incident at a swimming pool. The claimant was just 6 years old when he suffered a serious accident and nearly drowned. The Claimant had visited the swimming pool with his father and his three older half-siblings. He was found by another pool user lying on the bottom of the pool, following a poolside resuscitation his life was saved but he was left with significant brain damage...to read the full article, please click here Risks in Leisure - Foreseeable Accidents In the matter of Jason Lowdon v Jumpzone Leisure UK Ltd (2015)[2015] EWCA Civ 586 a company operating a fun fair ride known as the “Hyper Jump” on Brighton Beach appealed against a first instance decision that the Claimant had suffered personal injury as a result of its negligence...to read the full article, please click here Forbes at Trial Nazir v Calderdale Metropolitan Council During a visit to a local swimming pool the Claimant sustained an injury to her foot. She alleged that whilst she was in the sauna area of the establishment, her foot came into contact with a loose metal strip on a step. A claim was therefore brought pursuant to section 2 of the Occupiers Liability Act 1957...to read the full article, please click here An Unusual Occurance Forbes has recently successfully defended an unusual case at trial. The Claimant had parked his car outside a cemetery and had attempted to take his own life. A member of the public happened to notice something was wrong and contacted the Emergency Services just in time. The Claimant was admitted to a Mental Health Unit where he remained for 2 months...to read the full article, please click here
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