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Ian Denham's successful High Court case provides further guidance on the application of Rome II regulations

Ian Denham’s successful High Court case provides further guidance on the application of Rome II regulations

Outer Temple’s Ian Denham has succeeded in obtaining judgment for his client at a preliminary issue High Court trial arising from a high-speed collision on a country lane between two racing vehicles.

Ian Denham has succeeded in obtaining judgment in this preliminary issue which concerns a high-speed road traffic collision. The two vehicles were driven by a Mr Angelov and Mr Atanasov. The cars collided resulting in the death of Mr Angelov and with Mr Atanasov and the occupants of the vehicle driven by Mr Angelov sustaining serious injury. Both drivers were found equally culpable for the collision. 

Ian was instructed to act for Mr Atanasov in Yordanov v Vasilev and Atanasov v Vasilev [2024] EWHC 1496 (KB). He was instructed by Siobhan McIvor, Partner, at Osbornes Law.

The claim involved arguments as to whether Bulgarian or English law should apply to the claim brought by Yordanov. 

In her judgment, Annabel Darlow KC, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, provided helpful analysis of the scope of article 4 of the Rome II regulations, which determine which law applies to a negligence claim.

Ian has written an article highlighting the key takeaways from the judgment. Click here to view.

The judgment can be found here.

Find out more

Ian Denham is a personal injury practitioner with a particular expertise in matters involving serious and catastrophic injuries, wrongful deaths and accidents abroad

He specialises in cases with an international element, including claims raising conflicts of law and jurisdictional issues. Recent cases include negligent septorhinoplasty and liposuction performed in Belgium.

He sits on the board of the pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL) as representative for England and Wales and has a strong understanding of key aspects from many European laws concerning liability and quantum.

To find out more about Ian, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)207 427 4907.

News 13 Aug, 2024

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