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August 2018

Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19

Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19

The cash-flow problems retention can cause to contractors and sub-contractors by late, or worse, non-payment, are exacerbated where they are required ...

Disclosure Pilot Scheme in the Business and Property Courts

Disclosure Pilot Scheme in the Business and Property Courts

To combat widespread concerns that the cost of disclosure remains disproportionately high, a radical reform of the procedural step of disclosure of do ...

More Increases to Health and Safety Sentencing

More Increases to Health and Safety Sentencing

On 31 July 2018 the new sentencing guidelines for manslaughter offences were published by the Sentencing Guidelines Council. The impact on health safe ...

Should product liability claims fall within the low value protocol?

Should product liability claims fall within the low value protocol?

The Jackson Reforms of 2013 saw the extension of the Low Value Protocols into public liability and employer's liability claims, requiring claims to be ...

LatAm Quarterly Update - August 2018

LatAm Quarterly Update - August 2018

Insurance Forum in San Carlos de Bariloche, September 25th – 26th Foro de Seguros de San Carlos de Bariloche, 25 al 26 de septiembre 2018 Da ...

Insurance Forum in San Carlos de Bariloche, September 25th – 26th

Insurance Forum in San Carlos de Bariloche, September 25th – 26th

On the occasion of Argentina’s G20 presidency, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Argentina is organising an Insurance Forum to be held in the cit ...

Foro de Seguros de San Carlos de Bariloche, 25 al 26 de septiembre 2018

Foro de Seguros de San Carlos de Bariloche, 25 al 26 de septiembre 2018

Con motivo de la presidencia argentina en el G20, el Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas argentino organizara un Foro de Seguros que se celebrará en la ...

Data Protection Bill approved in Brazil

Data Protection Bill approved in Brazil

On 10 July 2018, the Brazilian Senate approved Bill No. 53/2018 on data protection regulation. The Bill applies to the treatment of any personal data ...

Fifth International Insurance Industry Conference

Fifth International Insurance Industry Conference

The Fifth International Insurance Industry Conference (CIIA, its Spanish acronym) took place in Chile last April. The message provided by José Manuel ...

Quinta Cumbre Internacional de la Industria Aseguradora (CIIA)

Quinta Cumbre Internacional de la Industria Aseguradora (CIIA)

La "Quinta cumbre internacional de la industria aseguradora" (CIIA) tuvo lugar en Chile el pasado mes de abril. "Estamos enfrentando nuevos tiempos pa ...