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…
Climate Change By Simon Konsta Organisations are facing ever-increasing ‘climate change’ demands from government, regulators, customers, shareholders and those they do business with. Complying with the growing web of environmental regulation and financial reporting obligations,…
Clinical negligence By Nigel Montgomery For all the latest news and comment in clinical negligence healthcare law
Requirement to Report Historic Sexual Abuse of a Child By Aisling Crowley McGrath v The Health Serve Executive [2022] IEHC 541 The High Court considered, as part of a judicial review, the proper interpretation of the mandatory recording obligation created under Section 14 (1)(a) of the Children First Act 2015 (“the 2015…
War exclusions in cyber policies: an overview By Julian Miller This article was originally published on Practical Law and is reproduced with the permission of the publishers. This article provides an overview of the use of war exclusions in cyber insurance policies, the background to the use of war exclusions…
Building Safety Act - Responsible Actors Scheme – Opting in is the only option By Rebecca Austin Earlier this month, we reported on the stark ultimatum given to major developers – to sign the Developer Remediation Contract (DRC), or face the consequences ( Developer Remediation Contract - Sign on the dotted line… or else ) We now have a…
Jurisdiction of the High Court over the Cervical Check Tribunal By Niamh McKeever This is a case taken through the CervicalCheck Tribunal where a settlement was reached between the Plaintiff and one of the Defendants at mediation and just prior to the Tribunal hearing date. While DAC Beachcroft Dublin were involved in the…
The Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019 - Update By Niamh McKeever The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin recently said in the Dail in relation to the Patient Safety Bill, “I want the legislation concluded by the end of the year [2022], and we will work with might and main to make sure that happens,”. The Taoiseach was…
Disclosure of expert reports By Niamh McKeever This is another case which arises from the CervicalCheck controversy where the Plaintiff’s smear test was allegedly incorrectly analysed and incorrectly reported as normal and the Plaintiff subsequently developed cervical cancer.
Cervical Check Update By Niamh McKeever Dr Gabriel Scally was originally tasked with investigating the Cervical Check controversy which followed the case of Vicky Phelan in 2018. To recap, the controversy emerged when it became known that hundreds of women diagnosed with cervical cancer…
Housebuilder tip of the month: Green Loans - Tips for the Unwary By Andrew Hollier The defining feature of a green loan is that the proceeds are used for green purposes. A key point worth knowing is that green loans are not reserved for companies set up for a specific environmentally-friendly objective. It is the nature of the…
Driving innovation and growth in Life Sciences By Alison McAdams After the many challenges that the life sciences and healthcare sectors have faced in recent years, the last few weeks have seen a number of proposals and initiatives that should help create a better landscape for the future. A lot of work is still…
Cyber Newsletter - March 2023 By Patrick Hill Welcome to the March edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin which looks at issues including recent successes by law enforcement against a major ransomware group, the continued progression of the Online Safety Bill, data protection issues in Italy…
