Jake Loomes
Jake Loomes is a barrister at 12 King’s Bench Walk.
Jake’s work includes personal injury, industrial disease, indemnity, contractual disputes, clinical negligence, international, and military claims.
Prior to joining 12 KBW, Jake worked as a paralegal for the Infected Blood Inquiry. Jake has significant practical experience having worked for several leading national law firms working on, amongst other things, subrogated motor recoveries, personal injury, and consumer rights claims.
Jake has a wide array of previous academic and practical experience with sports and related legal issues. He graduated top in his class in his ‘sport and the law’ module in which he wrote variously on issues such as anti-doping, CAS, the effectiveness of sport national governing bodies, and the legal ramifications of injuries caused in competitive sport.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Experience
- 12 King’s Bench Walk (October 2022 - Present)
Membership
- PIBA
Education
- Swansea University (LL.B) (First Class)
- UCL (LL.M in International Commercial Law) (Merit)
- BPP (Bar Practice Course) (Outstanding)
1 Contributions by Jake Loomes
PRACTICE NOTES
Practitioner guide to Part VI RTA 1988 and MIB: liability hierarchy, sections 148 and 151, Article 75, uninsured/untraced claims, exclusions, conditions precedent, Brexit changes and automated vehicles
Introduction to Road Traffic Act 1988 and Motor Insurers Bureau
This Practice Note offers a concise overview of motor insurance, uninsured motorists and untraced drivers, clarifying Part VI of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (RTA 1988) and the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) Uninsured and Untraced Drivers Agreements.
Motor insurance in the UK is notably complex. Across much of mainland Europe, the owner insures the vehicle and the policy extends to any driver who has the owner’s permission. By contrast, UK cover is generally written for specified drivers, and frequently only for stated uses.
Part VI of the RTA 1988 requires compulsory third-party motor insurance and sets out a statutory scheme describing when an insurer must pay damages to an injured person. It gives effect to what is now Directive 2009/103/EC, the Sixth Motor Insurance Directive.
The MIB is a private organisation comprising all of the UK’s motor insurers. Operating as an insurer of last resort, it can be required to satisfy a judgment against a motorist who lacks insurance, or who cannot be traced...
Insurance & Reinsurance
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