Insurance Legislation By Helen Faulkner Legislative changes are bringing major changes to the Insurance landscape. This collection houses DAC Beachcroft's alerts on the pertinent issues.
The Insurance Act 2015 By Nick Young The Insurance Act 2015 comes into force in August 2016 and will represent a significant change to insurance contract law in this country. This collection provides practical advice and looks at various topics relating to the Act. You can save…
Guideline Hourly Rates: The new figures in force from 1st January 2024 By Adam Burrell On the 17th November 2023 it was announced that the 2021 Guideline Hourly Rates would be uplifted for inflation with effect from 1st January 2024 in accordance with the Services Producer Price Index.
No licence, no livery? By Mark Bailey In July 2023 the Scottish government published a consultation on various proposals to change the law with regard to the licensing of activities involving animals. The proposals include introducing the regulation of liveries via a licensing system.…
Justice Select Committee's interim report on whiplash reforms published By Emma Fuller The Civil Liability Act 2018 contained what has become known as the whiplash reforms, a package of measures introduced with the intention of reducing what was perceived as a " the disproportionately high number and cost of whiplash claims in England…
Cold calling consultation: unintended or intended consequences By Emma Fuller On 2 nd August 2023, the UK Government launched a consultation " Ban on cold calling for consumer financial services and products ".
Climate change litigation: youth activists successful in Held v Montana By Toby Vallance The judgment in Held v Montana , handed down on 14 August, ruled in favour of the youth activists, representing a landmark outcome in climate change litigation. The action, brought by sixteen youths in Montana against the state government, is…
Towing tribulations and motor claims By Stephanie Welsher With approximately 4,000 trailer and caravan related incidents on UK roads every year, insurers can expect to see the holiday season bringing an increased number of such claims and therefore it is, perhaps, timely to reflect on a number of the…
The (ir)relevance of health and safety regulations in establishing civil liability By William Swift It is now almost a decade since the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (The Act) came into force, causing a seismic shift in the way in which liability was determined in many employer's liability claims.
Shipping's new net zero ambitions: Update on MEPC 80 By Joanne Waters On 7 July 2023, the IMO member states agreed to revise the IMO's original greenhouse gas strategy to significantly strengthen the shipping industry's ambitions on reaching net-zero. In this article we look at the revisions made and their likely…
The Electronic Trade Documents Act – how reliable are your systems? By Joanne Waters The UK's forthcoming Electronic Trade Documents Act promises to revolutionise shipping and trade. Are you ready? “You do not rise to the levels of your goals but fall to the level of your systems” [1] Digitalisation of the shipping industry…
Simple Procedure – Updated Rules and the impact on Scottish claims By Kelly Sutherland New Simple Procedure rules apply to Scottish claims initiated on or after 31 May 2023.
