Motorcycle Collisions, Compensation and Civil Law - Carron Valley MCC
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Brenda Mitchell, founder and Senior Partner at Motorcycle Law Scotland covers a range of topics including:- Criminal v Civil Law. Common motorcycle accident scenarios. Fault, part-fault and non fault incidents. Case Law. Case studies. Injuries and rehabilitation. The claims process. Valuing a claim. The role of the Police. Insurers. Motorcycle Recovery and charges. Accidents across the Border. Accidents abroad. Who pays? Q&A
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Motorcycle Collisions, Compensation and Civil Law - Carron Valley MCC
- 1. Carron Valley Motorcycle Club 1st July 2019 Motorcycle collisions, compensation and Civil Law
- 4. Road Traffic Law • Criminal Law • Civil Law
- 5. Criminal Law ‘Innocent until proven guilty’
- 7. Accident | Collision | Crash | Incident • Fault. • Non Fault. • Part Fault.
- 11. Hall of Shame
- 13. Overbanding and loose gravel
- 14. Diesel Spill
- 15. Re-instatement
- 16. Re-instatement
- 17. Re-instatement
- 18. Devil’s Beef Tub
- 19. Jet patching
- 20. Jet patching
- 21. Common Motorcycle Collisions - Junctions
- 22. Common Motorcycle Collisions - Roundabouts
- 23. Duty of Care
- 25. Injury
- 26. Damages and Loss • Motorcycle/Vehicle • Policy Excess • Helmet • Protective clothing • Help and Assistance • Expenses • Injury • Loss of income
- 27. End Result - Settlement
- 28. End Result – Court action
- 29. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Judges
- 30. Key influences • Consistent • Contemporary • Independent • Common sense • Concordant with their own experience
- 31. Adam Russell v NFU
- 32. Adam Russell v NFU
- 33. Lady Stacey – “The Good” Driver 100% to blame “I have come to the view that the accident happened because Mr Swinton pulled out onto the main road once the pursuer had come round the corner and should have been visible to Mr Swinton, had he taken due care.” “On the matter of contributory negligence, I am not persuaded that there is evidence to show that the pursuer was guilty of contributory negligence.”
- 34. Adam Wagner
- 35. Adam Wagner
- 36. Adam Wagner v Thomas Grant and another • 60% Driver • 40% Motorcyclist Lord Uist – The “Bad”
- 37. Post Appeal • 40% Driver • 60% Motorcyclist Lord Uist – The “Bad”
- 38. “The Ugly” • Bend • Lorry and motorcyclist on approach • Lorry over centre line • Motorcyclist near centre line • Collision and motorcyclist loses right leg Whiteford v Kubas UAB (2011)
- 39. “The Ugly” Whiteford v Kubas UAB (2011) • Motorcyclist: 100% to blame
- 40. Over-optimistic?
- 42. The facts.
- 43. Proposed split on liability • Insurer and Panel Solicitor propose 80/20 split in favour of the car driver.
- 44. Judgement Sheriff Kenny McGowan Leslie O’Donnell v Lisa Smith and Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance PLC 100% in favour of the motorcyclist, Leslie O’Donnell
- 45. Top Tips (1) 1. DON’T TAKE OUT INSURERS’ LEGAL EXPENSE INSURANCE when renewing your insurance premium.
- 46. Top Tips (2) • Police Incident Information form. • Photos from the scene. • 3rd Party Reg No. 2. OBTAIN KEY INFORMATION:-
- 47. Top tips (3) 3. DON’T LET YOUR INSURER APPOINT A PANEL SOLICITOR
- 48. Home run
- 49. Statement of Claim Head of claim Components Valuation Avulsion fracture right ankle Fractures to 2nd and 3rd toe Psychological trauma Panel Solicitor Claimed £3,500-£4,500 £15,000 Wage loss Panel Solicitor Claimed £400 £1,182 Refundable sick pay Not Claimed £2,530 Services £500 Advanced motorcycle training Six sessions recommended Not claimed £180 Any other heads as appropriate (specify) Replacement helmet and damaged protective clothing Loss of overtime for six months Loss of enjoyment of holidays Voucher for driving course Not claimed £1,355.00 £500 £49 £875 Total £22,391 Result - £22,250. Panel Solicitor Claim - £4000 - £5000
- 50. Top Tips (4) 4. DON’T LET THIRD PARTY INSURER ACT FOR YOU. HASTINGS V HASTINGS.
- 51. Top Tips (5) 5. APPOINT YOU OWN SPECIALIST SOLICTOR Personal Service Matters
- 52. Catastrophic Injuries • Open fracture to left humerus. • Fracture to left shoulder blade. • Fractured left collarbone. • Left-sided rib fractures. • Right elbow dislocation. • Right forearm and wrist fractures. • Fractured right thumb. • Internal bruising to the chest. • Soft tissue injuries to pelvis. • Fracture to right ankle. • Fractured left heel bone.
- 53. Rehabilitation • Initial needs assessment • Physiotherapy/Counselling • Case management Code of best practice.
- 55. James Millar
- 56. James Millar
- 57. Everyone is an individual
Editor's Notes
- The starting point is the Duty of Care. We all owe a duty of care to other road users and that is a common law duty to exercise reasonable care and not to expose others to harm by our actions. When considering a claim for compensation, you need to establish that a duty of care is owed, there has been a breach of that duty of care AND, as a result, a person has been injured. The important point is negligence. Negligence is established based upon the concept of balance of probability. Importantly, presumed liability does not do away with the concept of negligence. For a vulnerable road user to be compensated, there has to be a negligent act which resulted in the collision. Many argue that compensation is wrong and out of control. Some even suggest we have a “compensation culture” yet as Sheriff Principal James Taylor stated in his Review Of Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation in Scotland, “there is a different culture in Scotland“ and there is no evidence of a “compensation culture “ in Scotland. The whole purpose behind an award of compensation is an attempt to put an injured individual back into the position they would have been in but for the accident.
- The starting point is the Duty of Care. We all owe a duty of care to other road users and that is a common law duty to exercise reasonable care and not to expose others to harm by our actions. When considering a claim for compensation, you need to establish that a duty of care is owed, there has been a breach of that duty of care AND, as a result, a person has been injured. The important point is negligence. Negligence is established based upon the concept of balance of probability. Importantly, presumed liability does not do away with the concept of negligence. For a vulnerable road user to be compensated, there has to be a negligent act which resulted in the collision. Many argue that compensation is wrong and out of control. Some even suggest we have a “compensation culture” yet as Sheriff Principal James Taylor stated in his Review Of Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation in Scotland, “there is a different culture in Scotland“ and there is no evidence of a “compensation culture “ in Scotland. The whole purpose behind an award of compensation is an attempt to put an injured individual back into the position they would have been in but for the accident.