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There is some case law on this area and it is pretty common sense, thankfully.
If you are filtering on the wrong side of the road, you are putting yourself in a potentially hazardous position, so you need to take extra care. Therefore, if a cyclist is going too fast to avoid a car pulling out from a side road, through the stationary traffic, then the cyclist would usually be 50% liable for the accident.
The driver is also performing a potentially hazardous manoeuvre, as they cant see the bike filtering on the outside of the stationary traffic, so if they were not pulling out cautiously then they would usually be 50% liable for the accident as well.