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transport innovations like e-bikes. Legislators may
consider revising the Road Traffic Act to clearly
specify which classes of e-bikes require insurance and
which might be exempt. Such clarity would
help ensure that lower-risk users are not penalised
unnecessarily while maintaining public safety.
Conclusion
In summary, this decision raises important questions
about the regulation and insurance of e-bikes in Ireland and it is an area that will inevitably grow as more
and more e-bikes take to the road. It will be interesting to see how the personal injury case against the
MIBI proceeds in due course and whether this
decision will lead to the DPP pursuing careless driving
prosecutions against e-bike drivers as a result.
Mr Andrew Langston
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MB BCh, BSc, MRCS, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Mr Langston is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Cwm Taf
Morgannwg University Health Board. Based at Princess of Wales
Hospital, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot Hospital. He is also Clinical
Director of surgery, at Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend.
Author
Lisa Mansfield
Partner, Cork Office
Lisa is a Partner, practising in the firm’s Dispute
Resolution team, with a particular focus on professional indemnity litigation. She is involved in providing both companies and individuals with advice in all
areas of inter-company disputes. She has advised
clients on a broad spectrum of issues including the resolution of large scale property disputes, professional
negligence, breach of contract, injunctions and
insolvency/debt collection.
Mr Langston is Clinical supervisor for Specialist Registrars in Trauma &
Orthopaedics and is regularly involved in teaching medical students
from Swansea and Cardiff Universities. He is also a member of All
Wales Training Committee in Orthopaedics.
Special interests include;
General trauma
Sports injuries
Hip and Knee arthroplasty
Lower limb surgery
Bunion surgery
Carpal tunnel decompression
Cemented and uncemented primary and revision implants
Revision surgery and treatment of all hip and knee conditions
including sports injury
Tel: 08445 617152 - Fax: 08442 511815
Email: medicolegal@csortho.co.uk
Website: www.csortho.co.uk
Spire Cardiff Hospital, Croescadarn Road, Pentwyn, CF23 8XL
Machin
MB ChB (Hons), FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic surgeon
with a specialist interest in foot & ankle surgery
Mr Machin is a Trauma & Orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in foot & ankle surgery.
His NHS practice is at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
He treats all conditions related to the foot and ankle, including arthritis, abnormal foot shape (such as bunions), fractures,
plantar fasciitis, personal injury, sports injuries, and tendon problems. Mr Machin provides private surgical opinion, joint
injections, shockwave and surgery for his sub-specialty of disorders of the foot and ankle.
Mr Machin has been an orthopaedic medicolegal expert since 2013. Producing over 3400 personal injury and negligence
reports and works with multiple solicitors.
He currently produces around 200 reports for personal injury and negligence each year, with around 40 of these reports for
serious/complex high value injuries. He undertakes instructions from claimant or defendant.
Mr Machin has prepared many reports on and welcomes instructions in the areas of:
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Foot & Ankle Negligence cases
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Standard or complex Foot & Ankle cases
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Standard trauma cases body-wide
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Serious injuries
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Soft tissue injuries to the spine
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Standard upper and lower limb injuries (soft tissue or fractures)
He has attended court in an orthopaedic expert witness capacity.
His Practice is Nationwide with Clinics in Chester, Wrexham and Abergele, North Wales.
If required, Mr Machin is happy to see clients at their Home or to do Prison Visits.
He can also travel nationwide or abroad.
Contact: Sandra Newnes
Tel: 07514 549528 - Mobile: 07514 549528
Email: private.secretary@davidmachin.com - Alternate Email: davidmachin@doctors.net.uk - Website: www.davidmachin.com
Address: The Grange Clinic, The Grange, 1 Hoole Road, Cheshire, CH2 3NQ
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