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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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?.

Dispute Resolution in Refugee Family Reunion Law. Could Mediation Provide a More Therapeutic Solution? (2021)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

Applying Refugee Family Reunion Law Therapeutically (2019)
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This paper aims to highlight some of the key issues surrounding the development and application of immigration law as it applies in the United Kingdom (UK) to refugees attempting to be reunited with their families living abroad. The right for refugee... Read More about Applying Refugee Family Reunion Law Therapeutically.