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The problem of Vnuk and the EU response: a critique of the law on compulsory motor vehicle insurance (2023)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2023). The problem of Vnuk and the EU response: a critique of the law on compulsory motor vehicle insurance. Journal of Business Law, 2023(8), 639-660

In 2014 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its ruling in the case Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav, extending the scope of compulsory motor vehicle insurance. The relevant EU legislation, the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directive, imposed a duty o... Read More about The problem of Vnuk and the EU response: a critique of the law on compulsory motor vehicle insurance.

How Supervisors Can Support Doctoral Students to Publish and Not Perish in Academia (2023)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2023). How Supervisors Can Support Doctoral Students to Publish and Not Perish in Academia. Encyclopedia, 3(4), 1358-1372. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia3040097

“Publish or perish” is a term used for the culture adopted in universities, whereby academic members of staff, typically although not exclusively on research and teaching contracts, are re-quired to publish research. Minimum levels of quantity and qu... Read More about How Supervisors Can Support Doctoral Students to Publish and Not Perish in Academia.

How Supervisors Can Support Doctoral Students to Publish and Not Perish in Academia (2023)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2023). How Supervisors Can Support Doctoral Students to Publish and Not Perish in Academia. Encyclopedia, 3(4), 1358-1372. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia3040097

Definition “Publish or perish” is a term used for the culture adopted in universities, whereby academic members of staff, typically although not exclusively on research and teaching contracts, are required to publish research. Minimum levels of quan... Read More about How Supervisors Can Support Doctoral Students to Publish and Not Perish in Academia.

Extra-contractual Rules and Third-party Rights of Direct Action: The Court of Justice Defines Claimants' Rights and Insurers' Obligations in Motor Vehicle Agreements (2023)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2023). Extra-contractual Rules and Third-party Rights of Direct Action: The Court of Justice Defines Claimants' Rights and Insurers' Obligations in Motor Vehicle Agreements. European Law Review, 2023(4),

AR v Others is a Polish reference to the Court of Justice centering on the application of Directive 2009/103/EC, the sixth and consolidated Motor Vehicle Insurance Directive (MVID), and the obligations therein regarding insurers' liability to third-p... Read More about Extra-contractual Rules and Third-party Rights of Direct Action: The Court of Justice Defines Claimants' Rights and Insurers' Obligations in Motor Vehicle Agreements.

The Shape of You, or in Other Words, why Teach Entrepreneurial Awareness as a Clinical Attribute? (2023)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2023). The Shape of You, or in Other Words, why Teach Entrepreneurial Awareness as a Clinical Attribute?. International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, Special edition: Entrepreneurial Law Clinics in Clinical Legal Education, 109-140. https://doi.org/10.19164/ijcle.2023.1312

Commercial law clinics are not a new phenomenon, and indeed in this very journal reports and academic commentary have been presented which identify and explore the nature, formation and operation of such clinics. However, these contributions focus on... Read More about The Shape of You, or in Other Words, why Teach Entrepreneurial Awareness as a Clinical Attribute?.

A Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut? Directive 2021/2118 and Exclusions as Antidotes to Vnuk (2023)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2023). A Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut? Directive 2021/2118 and Exclusions as Antidotes to Vnuk. European Public Law, 29(2), 157-180

As part of EU legislation regulating the compulsory insurance of motor vehicles, the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives (MVID) imposed onto Member States the obligation to ensure that civil liability for vehicles normally based in their territory is... Read More about A Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut? Directive 2021/2118 and Exclusions as Antidotes to Vnuk.

Changing lanes and removing rights: Quashing the judicial activism of the Court of Justice through Directive 2021/2118 (2022)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2022). Changing lanes and removing rights: Quashing the judicial activism of the Court of Justice through Directive 2021/2118. European Law Review, 47(6), 773-790

Since the first Motor Vehicle Insurance Directive (MVID) in 1972, not only did the scope of the legal protection of victims of motor vehicle accidents increase in each of the five subsequent MVID iterations but so did the activism of the Court of Jus... Read More about Changing lanes and removing rights: Quashing the judicial activism of the Court of Justice through Directive 2021/2118.

From insurer of last resort to an insurer of convenience: the Court of Appeal and the recanted policy (2022)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2022). From insurer of last resort to an insurer of convenience: the Court of Appeal and the recanted policy. Law Quarterly Review, 138, 546-551

Comments on Colley v Motor Insurers' Bureau (CA) on the Bureau's liability to compensate injured third parties denied statutory indemnity by the vehicle's insurers where the policy was later avoided for material misrepresentation, considering the pro... Read More about From insurer of last resort to an insurer of convenience: the Court of Appeal and the recanted policy.

When is an Insured Vehicle an Uninsured Vehicle? (2022)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2023). When is an Insured Vehicle an Uninsured Vehicle?. Modern Law Review, 86(2), 551-563. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12762

In Colley v Motor Insurers’ Bureau the Motor Insurers’ Bureau appealled against liability to satisfy a claim for damages for injuries suffered by a passenger in a motor vehicle accident. The driver was uninsured, but at the time of the accident the v... Read More about When is an Insured Vehicle an Uninsured Vehicle?.

The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and Connected Vehicles: A New Form of Panspectric Veillance Looming? (2022)
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White, M., Ferris, K., & Marson, J. (2023). The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and Connected Vehicles: A New Form of Panspectric Veillance Looming?. Statute Law Review, 44(1), Article hmac004. https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmac004

Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) currently exist in varying states of readiness to, at one end of the spectrum, assist the driver in normal driving activities and at the other operate in fully autonomous mode, requiring no driver input at all... Read More about The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and Connected Vehicles: A New Form of Panspectric Veillance Looming?.

The lived experiences of African international students in the UK: Precarity, consciousness and the law (2022)
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Marson, J., Ferris, K., & Dirisu, M. (2022). The lived experiences of African international students in the UK: Precarity, consciousness and the law. Anthem Press

This study presents the findings from an investigation of the lived experiences of international students from sub-Saharan Africa in the United Kingdom. It demonstrates their reactions to immigration rules, the restrictive approaches to employment st... Read More about The lived experiences of African international students in the UK: Precarity, consciousness and the law.

Dispute Resolution in Refugee Family Reunion Law. Could Mediation Provide a More Therapeutic Solution? (2021)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2021). Dispute Resolution in Refugee Family Reunion Law. Could Mediation Provide a More Therapeutic Solution?. European Journal of Current Legal Issues, 25(1),

Refugee family reunion is a mechanism whereby refugees residing in a safe host-country may apply to have their families, typically residing abroad, join them to live and restart their lives in safety. This system operates under international and dome... Read More about Dispute Resolution in Refugee Family Reunion Law. Could Mediation Provide a More Therapeutic Solution?.

Regulating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Through a Lens of Inclusivity (2021)
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Marson, J., Dickinson, J., & Ferris, K. (2021). Regulating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Through a Lens of Inclusivity. Hong Kong Law Journal, 51(3), 983-1012

Following concurrent global enthusiasm and concern regarding the introduction into public spaces of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), this paper critically examines the legal, regulatory, and policy frameworks around their introduction, focus... Read More about Regulating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Through a Lens of Inclusivity.

Driving Towards a More Therapeutic Future? The Untraced Drivers Agreement and Conscious Contracting (2021)
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Marson, J., Alissa, H., & Ferris, K. (2021). Driving Towards a More Therapeutic Future? The Untraced Drivers Agreement and Conscious Contracting. European Journal of Current Legal Issues, 25(1),

Therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) is an emerging and developing philosophy which, established by Winnick and Wexler, and continued by the work of Perlin (inter alia), has been predominately used to explain the operation and efficacy of drug courts and t... Read More about Driving Towards a More Therapeutic Future? The Untraced Drivers Agreement and Conscious Contracting.

The Lexicon of Self-Driving Vehicles and the Fuliginous Obscurity of 'Autonomous' Vehicles (2021)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2023). The Lexicon of Self-Driving Vehicles and the Fuliginous Obscurity of 'Autonomous' Vehicles. Statute Law Review, 44(1), Article hmab016. https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmab016

Self-driving cars, also referred to as connected and autonomous vehicles, are not only in vogue among technology and car enthusiasts (among others) but they have been broadly considered to form a new and disruptive means of transport. The benefits of... Read More about The Lexicon of Self-Driving Vehicles and the Fuliginous Obscurity of 'Autonomous' Vehicles.

Students as researchers: the effects of employing law students on an empirical research project (2021)
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Dickinson, J., Ferris, K., & Marson, J. (2022). Students as researchers: the effects of employing law students on an empirical research project. Law Teacher, 56(2), 158-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2021.1896851

Given the increasingly competitive higher education (HE) marketplace, it is becoming progressively more important for university law schools to distinguish their offer. In England and Wales, it is commonplace for non-law undergraduate degree programm... Read More about Students as researchers: the effects of employing law students on an empirical research project.

Resolving the Inconsistency between National and EU Motor Insurance Law. Was Factortame the Solution nobody Sought? (2021)
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Marson, J., Alissa, H., & Ferris, K. (2021). Resolving the Inconsistency between National and EU Motor Insurance Law. Was Factortame the Solution nobody Sought?. German Law Journal, 22(1), 122-146. https://doi.org/10.1017/glj.2020.98

In this article we argue that the continued uncertainty of UK national motor vehicle insurance law when viewed in respect of its EU parent, the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directive (MVID), has not been satisfactorily addressed using the remedy available... Read More about Resolving the Inconsistency between National and EU Motor Insurance Law. Was Factortame the Solution nobody Sought?.

Too little, too late? Brexit Day, transitional periods and the implications of MIB v Lewis (2020)
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Mason, J., & Ferris, K. (2020). Too little, too late? Brexit Day, transitional periods and the implications of MIB v Lewis. European Law Review, 2020(3), 415-426

For several decades the UK has been in breach of key aspects of the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives (MVID). This has been observed through academic commentary and confirmed in successful state liability claims. There has also been a manifestly inc... Read More about Too little, too late? Brexit Day, transitional periods and the implications of MIB v Lewis.

Timis v. Osipov: Personal Liability? Decision Makers and Advances in Whistleblowing (2020)
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Marson, J., Ferris, K., & Jefferson, M. (2020). Timis v. Osipov: Personal Liability? Decision Makers and Advances in Whistleblowing. Business Law Review, 41(1), 34-35. https://doi.org/10.54648/bula2020005

Much has been written recently about employment status including bogus self-employment, atypical workers, zero hours contracts and about vicarious liability in the law of torts and employment law. The case under discussion does not deal with these is... Read More about Timis v. Osipov: Personal Liability? Decision Makers and Advances in Whistleblowing.

The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 Part 1 and Beyond: A Critical Review (2019)
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Marson, J., Ferris, K., & Dickinson, J. (2020). The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 Part 1 and Beyond: A Critical Review. Statute Law Review, 41(3), 395–416. https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmz021

On 19 July 2018 the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 (AEVA) received Royal Assent. As motor vehicles are becoming increasingly technologically-based, with driving aids having taken over many of the more mundane (and possibly dangerous) aspect... Read More about The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 Part 1 and Beyond: A Critical Review.