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New Book Reviews - PIBULJ.COM Editorial

29/07/16. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) have produced a number of new books for the personal injury practitioner in the past few months, published by Jordan Publishing.

APIL Guide to MIB Claims (Uninsured and Untraced Drivers) by Andrew Ritchie QC and Jeremy Ford (Jordan Publishing, 4^th Edition, March 2016, £50.00) 

MIB claims can be particularly tricky for the practitioner as it can be a technical area with plenty of traps into which the unwary may fall. What's more it could arise just as much in lesser value claims as for the bigger ones and so it's something in which all practitioners should have a good grounding so that they can hopefully spot the problems before they arise.

The APIL Guide to MIB Claims (Uninsured and Untraced Drivers) by Andrew Ritchie QC and Jeremy Ford provides an excellent guide to the area which is both comprehensive and clear and would help both the specialist and also those who find that it arises for them only occasionally. What's more this new edition includes coverage of: the Uninsured Drives' Agreement 2015, the latest supplements to the Uninsured Drivers' Agreement 2003, the 6^th Motor Insurance Directive, Francovich claims as well as recent case law. A reassuring book to have on the shelf as a great source of reference for road traffic lawyers.

APIL Guide to Noise Claims by Chris Fry and Theo Huckle QC (Jordan Publishing, 1^st edition, March 2016, £65.00)

Noise induced hearing loss claims have come to the fore in recent years probably due both to developments in litigation as well as perhaps medical science and also possibly the various costs regimes which have been introduced into the personal injury world. Whatever the reasons, it is an area which can be quite technical both in terms of the law and all the more so in the evidence.

The APIL Guide to Noise Claims by Chris Fry and Theo Huckle QC sets out to assist practitioners in this potentially difficult area and it does so admirably. In legal terms it looks at the regulatory framework and the issues which can arise with respect to limitation. But it also covers evidential matters both in terms of lay and expert evidence and with particular reference to the expert accoustic engineering and medical evidence which might be needed. It also provides general guidance on dealing with a deafness enquiry and several precedents such as a pre-action disclosure application, a letter of claim and on to pleadings.

APIL Guide to Tripping and Slipping Cases by Charles Foster and Ben Bradley (Jordan Publishing, 2^nd edition, November 2015, £65.00)

Tripping and slipping claims are a standard part of the practice of a personal injury practitioner and yet they can cover so many different areas of law from occupiers' liability to highways, landlord and tenant and health and safety at work. With such a breadth of legal issues which might arise it's probably not surprising that the law is constantly on the move.

The APIL Guide to Tripping and Slipping Cases by Charles Foster and Ben Bradley not only provides a clear and straightforward guide to these issues which can arise but it also provides an update on various developments from the last few years. In this respect, there is coverage of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and how this changes the approach to workplace accidents. So, too, it looks at the changes to the common law when it comes to the deployment of the tort of nuisance in highway cases as well as updating on cases dealing with the section 58 statutory defence and other issues besides.

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