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Dr KATY FERRIS's Outputs (42)

Resolving the Inconsistency between National and EU Motor Insurance Law. Was Factortame the Solution nobody Sought? (2021)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Applying Refugee Family Reunion Law Therapeutically (2019)
Journal Article
Ferris, K., Marson, J., & Kawalek, A. (2019). Applying Refugee Family Reunion Law Therapeutically. Beijing Law Review, 10(5), 1172-1196. https://doi.org/10.4236/blr.2019.105062

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.

For the Want of Certainty: Vnuk , Juliana and Andrade and the Obligation to Insure (2019)
Journal Article
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2019). For the Want of Certainty: Vnuk , Juliana and Andrade and the Obligation to Insure. Modern Law Review, 82(6), 1132-1145. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12466

In 2014, in the wake of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling in Case C-162/13 Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav, the law relating to compulsory motor vehicle insurance began to undergo significant change. Nationally, the requir... Read More about For the Want of Certainty: Vnuk , Juliana and Andrade and the Obligation to Insure.

A vineyard in a law clinic: the practical application of a therapeutic jurisprudence philosophy in a UK law clinic (2019)
Journal Article
Marson, J., Ferris, K., & Kawalek, A. (2019). A vineyard in a law clinic: the practical application of a therapeutic jurisprudence philosophy in a UK law clinic. Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, March 2019, 124

In late 2015, the British Red Cross approached the lead author. It was increasingly evident that given the austerity-driven political agenda of the UK government in cutting public funding to advisory services, coupled with the developing refugee cris... Read More about A vineyard in a law clinic: the practical application of a therapeutic jurisprudence philosophy in a UK law clinic.

After arrival, the problems facing refugees and their families : a clinical legal response (2018)
Journal Article
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2018). After arrival, the problems facing refugees and their families : a clinical legal response. International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, 25(2), 185-217. https://doi.org/10.19164/ijcle.v25i2.726

Since 2016, a Refugee Family Reunion Law Clinic has operated from Sheffield Hallam University’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice (hereafter HKC Law Clinic). Given the austerity-driven political agenda of the UK government in cutting pu... Read More about After arrival, the problems facing refugees and their families : a clinical legal response.

The consequences of the Brexit vote on management attitudes to recruitment in the hospitality industry (2018)
Journal Article
Ferris, K., Cameron, D., Jenkins, A., & Marson, J. (in press). The consequences of the Brexit vote on management attitudes to recruitment in the hospitality industry. Business Law Review, 39(4),

This article investigates the perceptions of managers in the hospitality industry to the Brexit vote and its implications for their recruitment strategies. A survey instrument was used to ascertain perceptions of challenges and opportunities around k... Read More about The consequences of the Brexit vote on management attitudes to recruitment in the hospitality industry.

Business Law (2018)
Book
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2018). Business Law. (5th edition). Oxford University Press

Brexit means Brexit: what does it mean for the protection of third party victims and the Road Traffic Act? (2018)
Journal Article
Marson, J., Ferris, K., & Nicholson, A. (2018). Brexit means Brexit: what does it mean for the protection of third party victims and the Road Traffic Act?. Statute Law Review, 39(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmx006

The UK’s referendum decision of 23 June 2016, where voters elected to leave the European Union (EU), will fundamentally change aspects of national law. Much debate has focused on the constitutional implications of the decision and the procedure by wh... Read More about Brexit means Brexit: what does it mean for the protection of third party victims and the Road Traffic Act?.

Family reunion in a university law clinic: a model for law schools? (2017)
Journal Article
Marson, J., Ferris, K., & Tudor, C. (2017). Family reunion in a university law clinic: a model for law schools?. European Journal of Current Legal Issues, 23(2),

This paper outlines the establishing of a law clinic to assist individuals with their application under the refugee family reunion (RFR) provision. We consider that a significant gap exists in the scope of university law clinics to provide a dedicate... Read More about Family reunion in a university law clinic: a model for law schools?.

Misunderstanding and misapplication of motor insurance law: will the Supreme Court come to the rescue? (2017)
Journal Article
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2017). Misunderstanding and misapplication of motor insurance law: will the Supreme Court come to the rescue?. European Journal of Current Legal Issues, 23(2),

For many years a tension has existed between the law of the European Union governing motor vehicle insurance and the UK’s transposition, interpretation and application of its national law. Cases including Delaney v Pickett & Tradewise [2011] EWCA Civ... Read More about Misunderstanding and misapplication of motor insurance law: will the Supreme Court come to the rescue?.

Motor vehicle insurance law: ignoring the lessons from King Rex (2017)
Journal Article
Ferris, K., & Marson, J. (in press). Motor vehicle insurance law: ignoring the lessons from King Rex. Business Law Review, 38(5),

Following a review in 2013, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) established the Uninsured Drivers Agreement (UDA) 2015. The aim was to implement aspects of the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives (MVID). The UDA 2015 contained numerous errors in its draf... Read More about Motor vehicle insurance law: ignoring the lessons from King Rex.

Irreconcilable Differences? The Road Traffic Act and the European Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives (2017)
Journal Article
Marson, J., Ferris, K., & Nicholson, A. (2017). Irreconcilable Differences? The Road Traffic Act and the European Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives. Journal of Business Law, 1, 51-70

The UK has a chequered past in relation to its compliance with EU law. In some instances, it has gone beyond the minimum requirements imposed by its EU parent in providing protection for individuals (see for instance the UK’s implementation of art.9... Read More about Irreconcilable Differences? The Road Traffic Act and the European Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives.

Collective redress: broadening EU enforcement through state liability? (2016)
Journal Article
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2016). Collective redress: broadening EU enforcement through state liability?. European Business Law Review, 27(3), 325-351

This article advances an argument that private enforcement of European Union (EU) rights has largely been stunted due to a series of blocking tactics by Member States, enabled through a form of tacitic subservience of the Court of Justice of the Euro... Read More about Collective redress: broadening EU enforcement through state liability?.

The Uninsured Drivers’ Agreement 2015 as a legitimate source of authority (2016)
Journal Article
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2016). The Uninsured Drivers’ Agreement 2015 as a legitimate source of authority. Statute Law Review, 38(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmw043

In the United Kingdom, motor vehicle insurance is governed by national and EU law. In respect of the EU requirement that member states establish a guarantee fund from which the victims of negligent uninsured or untraced drivers may obtain compensatio... Read More about The Uninsured Drivers’ Agreement 2015 as a legitimate source of authority.

Delaney and the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives: lessons for the teaching of EU law (2016)
Journal Article
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (in press). Delaney and the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives: lessons for the teaching of EU law. Law Teacher, 51(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2016.1201742

A recent series of cases relating to the EU Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives and their application in the UK makes for interesting reading. It is the UK’s negligent transposition, and a lack of knowledge and awareness by lawyers and judges in the c... Read More about Delaney and the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives: lessons for the teaching of EU law.

Splitting hairs? (2016)
Journal Article
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2016). Splitting hairs?. New Law Journal, 166(7710),