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Kennedys' Medical Law Brief - January 2010

This month's edition of Medical Law Brief focuses on Lord Justice Jackson’s recent report on costs and the substantial and welcome reform recommended for clinical negligence litigation funding .  In addition, this month's issue of Medical Law Brief looks at a number of cases in the field of Clinical Negligence, including a claim where adequate assessment of risk and post-procedure care are brought into question, following the development of Grade 3-4 pressure sores, and a case involving a fatality caused by a fracture dislocation of the patient’s neck as a result of an ambulance crew failing to secure a wheelchair correctly. Read More.

Iberian and Latin American Brief - January 2010

In this months edition of the Iberian & Latin American News Brief we focus on 'The insured's duty to maintain properties and keep them in good condition'. Read more.

Kennedys' Insurance Brief - January 2010

In the January edition of Insurance Brief we report on two Court of Appeal cases. The first concerns the liability of a plant hirer for its owner’s negligence. The second focuses on the point at which the limitation period began to run in claims against solicitors alleged to have negligently assessed the merits of claims for the purposes of after-the-event insurance policies.

As promised in our previous issue, we include a feature article by partner Tim Wilson on the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Bill, which was introduced in the House of Lords at the end of last year. Read more.

Kennedys' Employment Brief - January 2010

View the latest edition of Employment Brief in which we discuss Risk assessments for pregnant workers, Damages that are recoverable in discrimination cases and the new Acas Pre-Claim Conciliation Service. Read more.

Liability Brief - Lord Justice Jackson's final report: Costs

The January edition of Liability Brief is a special edition focusing upon the publication of Lord Justice Jackson’s final report yesterday morning. We also introduce Rajni Patel and Saqib Khan who have recently joined to head up our dedicated Costs Unit in Manchester. Read more.

The Key, Winter 2009
In this issue:

• Who’s to say who’s an expert - Court expert’s role in European jurisdictions
• Group actions for damages - A brief comparison between English and Italian law
• Not playing ball - Insurance
• Adjudication: an increasing trend - More and more disputing parties are turning to adjudication

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