| The conference marked 15 years of RoadPeace’s campaigning work
for and on behalf of road crash victims. The conference featured
the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. |
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Paul McNeil from Field Fisher
Waterhouse led with other leading lawyers the discussion on strict
liability for drivers. Speaking after the event, Paul said "The
event generated significant interest and provided opportunities for
discussing road law from the victims' perspective. Clearly
reversing the legal burden of proof will dramatically improve the
ability of victims and their families to recover compensation.
Nevertheless it is important that no reduction in the levels of
compensation result from this drive for strict
liability". |
Topics discussed at the conference included developments in the
area of crash investigations and justice issues, including the new
CPS charging guidelines for driving offences, the Corporate
Manslaughter Act, the Victim Surcharge and the new Road Death
Investigation Manual.