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Jessica Muurman

12 King's Bench Walk
Jessica joined 12KBW in October 2024, following the successful completion of her pupillage. 

She practises in all areas of personal injury, including clinical negligence, industrial disease, international and travel, and indemnity and insurance. 

Jessica studied biomedical sciences, where she graduated with a first-class degree. In her legal studies, Jessica obtained a distinction in both the GDL and Bar Course, and was supported by Inn and institution scholarships.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2023

Membership

  • Personal Injury Bar Association

Qualifications

  • BSc Biomedical Sciences (2020)
  • Graduate Diploma in Law (2021)
  • Bar Vocational Studies (2023)

1 Contributions by Jessica Muurman

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
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...
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