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.

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

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.

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?.

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. (in press). The problem of Vnuk and the EU response. A critique of the law on compulsory motor vehicle insurance. Journal of Business Law,

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.

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?.

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.