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22 May 2013
Welcome to the May edition of Liability Brief. I was delighted to take the opportunity last week to address the All-Party Political Group in Insurance and Financial Services in Parliament, about the cost of Litigation to UK PLC. Sharing the platform with a number of our clients, we were able to impress upon ministers that the cost of dealing with unmeritorious claims continues to do serious harm to UK corporates. We highlighted that there is often too much focus put on whiplash when considering the cost of personal injury claims. There are broader issues which need to be recognised and addressed, including those which stem from the introduction of alternative business structures and ongoing commoditisation of litigation.
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14 May 2013
In this edition, we look at recent judgements on disclosure of accident reports and interim payment in an EC case.
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13 May 2013
Now that Spring is finally with us, we take a fresh look back at a number of developments and cases which have taken place in the first part of this year and the latter part of 2012.
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7 May 2013
Welcome to the latest edition of Disease Brief from Kennedys' Occupational Disease Unit. In this edition of Disease Brief, in addition to our usual general round up of news, we focus on two very topical issues.
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25 April 2013
Welcome to this month's edition of Insurance Brief. In this issue, we report on a recent decision concerning the scope and effect of a claims control clause contained in a reinsurance contract and another in which the High Court considered whether the release of investment monies by a solicitor was in breach of trust.
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24 May 2013
The Information Commissioner has asked for powers to carry out compulsory assessments of NHS bodies' compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).
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24 May 2013
Claims by amputees can now reach into seven figures. With the impact of the London Paralympics still upon us, it is ever more important to ensure that claimants do not get carried away claiming for the latest technology.
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21 May 2013
By virtue of section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (the 2013 Act), section 47 of the Health and safety at Work etc Act 1974 (the 1974 Act) is amended. The amendment demonstrates that the Government has, in the teeth of significant opposition from claimants' representatives and the House of Lords, finally introduced legislation to remove "strict liability" for breaches of certain health and safety regulations. In fact, it has gone further than that, effectively removing the civil liability on the part of employers for breach of health and safety regulations contained with the 1974 Act.
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21 May 2013
The Supreme Court has held that the balance sheet test for insolvency is not whether the company has "reached the point of no return", but neither is it an objective test taking the company’s assets and liabilities at face value.
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10 May 2013
Now that the Olympics are a distant memory there is an opportunity to not only reflect on the sporting achievements but the impressive health and safety record achieved on a construction project which throughout its life involved over 30,000 workers.
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