70 years of the NHS By Nigel Montgomery With the NHS celebrating its 70 th birthday on July 5 th 2018, this collection examines the achievements it has made since its inception in 1948. Here, a number of DAC Beachcroft experts have documented key milestones in the changing face of…
Accountant's Liability By Richard Highley The Accountant's Liability Collection brings you topical news and insight of interest to accountants, actuaries, trustees and other financial professionals and their professional indemnity insurers.
Autonomous Driving By Peter Allchorne What is a Collection? A Collection is a selection of features, articles, comments and opinions on any given theme or topic. It allows you to stay up-to-date with what interests you most, by collecting everything into useful packages. A Collection…
Aviation By Alex Stovold Topical news and insights of interest to aviation insurers and industry stakeholders on key strategic, commercial and regulatory developments.
Banking and finance dispute resolution By Jonathan Brogden For the latest news and comment on banking and finance disputes.
Brexit: practical implications By Mathew Rutter Our views and guidance on the implications of Brexit for the business community.
Building Safety Act 2022 By Chris Baranowski What is the Building Safety Act 2022? – An Introduction The Building Safety Act received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 following a robust debate in Parliament. The Act is ambitious in its scope and will apply to everyone involved in the design,…
Charities and not-for-profit Our specialist lawyers are passionate about the charity sector and many are charity trustees themselves. They have a deep understanding of the regulatory environment in which charities and other not for profit organisations operate and help clients…
Clinical negligence By Nigel Montgomery For all the latest news and comment in clinical negligence healthcare law
Clinical regulatory By Corinne Slingo For all the latest news and comment in clinical regulatory healthcare law
Kier fined £4.4m after workers struck powerlines over the M6 Civil engineering firm Kier has been fined more than £4m after its staff twice struck overhead powerlines while working on the M6 motorway causing cables to land in the path of passing vehicles.
Housebuilder tip of the month: Prescriptive Easements - avoidance tactics By Daniel Kendall Many housebuilders and landowners will be aware of the term “Prescriptive Easements”, but what exactly are they, how are they acquired and what you can do to prevent them from being exercised over your land?
Cyber newsletter - January 2023 By Patrick Hill Welcome to the first 2023 edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin, in which we look ahead to some of the key issues set to make an impact this year, as an extension of our firmwide predictions campaign. We address significant issues affecting the…
Insurance supervision - cyber risk highlighted By Julian Miller Cyber risk has featured in the PRA’s Dear CEO letters for a number of years now. It is, of course, not the only risk to be highlighted but repeat mention of cyber does single it out in certain respects. In the PRA’s 10 January 2023 letter,…
Cookies are Crumbling By Eleanor Ludlam Tracking cookies are small text files that a website uses to collect and store data from its users, such as their browsing history, geographical location, purchase trends and more. A third-party cookie can follow a user across multiple websites and…
County Court grapples with low value data breach claims By Hans Allnutt Avid readers of the trials and tribulations of low value data breach claims being pursued at great legal costs will be interested in the County Court’s allocation of these claims. Low value data breach claims have the potential to create a…
2023: The Cyber & Data Risk Horizon By Hans Allnutt Cyber & Data risks continue to be identified by various organisations as the key concern that they are facing as they move deeper into 2023. To mark the launch of our Informed Insurance predictions, which include predictions for cyber, we have…
NIS 2 Directive published as European Union strengthens cybersecurity frameworks By Patrick Hill Continued and increased risk of cyber incidents affecting critical infrastructure and generating significant financial losses has been at the forefront of legislators’ considerations for some time. In the European Union, a package of reforms aims…
“Probably the most significant [GDPR] enforcement decision to date” – summary of Ireland’s recent Facebook and Instagram rulings By Aidan Healy Earlier this month, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its final rulings against Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (“ Meta ”), for violations of the GDPR in relation to both its Facebook and Instagram services. The DPC’s conclusion of…
Cyber cat bond represents an important addition to insurer’s armoury against systemic risk By Julian Miller In a welcome innovation which has been positively received by the market, Beazley is the first insurer to launch a cyber catastrophe bond, according to a press release from the carrier dated 9 January 2023. The story was then widely reported in the…