Roger Cooper

Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

What constitutes a novus actus interveniens?

Roger Cooper considers the question of unreasonable conduct on the part of a claimant so as to break the chain of causation in light of Sparrow v Andre

The spectre of fraud lurking behind RTA claims

Practitioners must be cautious when dealing with doubtful claims, as a loosely pleaded defence could be struck out with painful costs consequences, warns Roger Cooper

The role of expert reconstruction evidence

When can reconstruction evidence assist in road traffic accident claims, and when does the expert risk usurping the trial judge, asks Roger Cooper

Doing a runner from the cabbie

Constraints placed on the first instance courts by authorities have led to an inconsistent approach in cases involving claimants who have jumped from moving taxis, says Roger Cooper

Beware the coincidence of location fallacy

Roger Cooper discusses liability in road traffic accidents where claimants have acted wrongfully

Road traffic accident update

Would the man on the Clapham omnibus consider the liabilities of the driver, wonders Roger Cooper

Road traffic accident update

It is better to arrive late than not at all, says Roger Cooper, who discusses how speed and use of blues and twos affect negligence cases involving emergency vehicles

Road traffic accident update

Careful judgement is required in selecting winter highway cases, Roger Cooper warns

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