Vicarious liability is on the move: what is the final destination?

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The Insurance Institute of Cardiff invite you to a CPD breakfast seminar on 'Vicarious Liability Is On The Move'.

Event Details:

The Vale Resort Hotel, Hensol Park, Hensol, CF72 8JY

Friday 13th March 2020, 08:30 for refreshments, with a prompt 09:00am start (to be finished at approx 10:30am).

The Presentation will cover the following:

We are very pleased to welcome Jeff Heasman to give us an informative talk on Vicarious Liability.

The recent Court of Appeal decision in Barclays Bank Plc v Various Claimants has caused concern across the insurance industry, with the court signalling the independent contractor test is now dead.

There has in fact been a recent spate of decisions in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court that have caused serious concern in the insurance industry. However, the decision of the Supreme Court on 25 July 2018 in James-Bowen & Others v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis may be the much-needed calm after the storm.

This interactive session will critically analyse how we got to the position and where the law is heading. We will look at whether the courts are using the common law to update the law in line with the "gig economy" we now work within, or indeed whether a policy of distributive justice is now influencing the decisions of the courts.

This thought-provoking talk will look at both sides of the argument and assess how best the insurance industry can adapt to these recent developments.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the session the delegates will be able to identify:

• Understand how the law relating to vicarious liability has developed.
• Critically analyse recent decisions of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
• Assess how the insurance industry can adapt its practices to ensure the best outcome possible in light of recent decisions.

About the Speaker

Jeff Heasman is a leading international trainer with many years of experience working within the legal and insurance industries as a litigation executive and senior liability adjuster.

In addition to having handled litigation up to the Court of Appeal in London and dealt with insurance claims arising from many worldwide jurisdictions, Jeff has extensive experience of providing training to lawyers, insurance professionals and English language teachers across the world.

Jeff has been Dean of the Faculty of Law at Cavendish University Zambia (CUZ) in Africa, where he was also a lecturer in the law of torts. He has also been a tutor in Legal and Academic English at Swansea University and has delivered courses in Business English to MBA students and company directors at a private university in Spain.

Jeff has delivered many public lectures on subjects such as the law of torts and plain language and has provided training in insurance law and practice to some of the world's largest and most prestigious organisations, as well as regularly providing seminars for the Chartered Insurance Institute in the UK. He is currently working with organisations to promote plain English in the insurance industry and has experience of editing insurance policies.

Jeff regularly writes blogs for different organisations and articles on skills and communication, including for the global industry newspaper, The Lawyer. He has taken part in media debates on the insurance industry in the UK and has also appeared on national television and radio in various countries, primarily talking about the communication skills of law students and lawyers.