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…
ESG and the NEC4 Optional Climate Change Clause (X29) – The Green Option By Mark Roach If ESG principles are not already high on the agenda in the boardroom of construction companies (and throughout the organisation), then they should be. ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is much more than just a trendy acronym and touches…
Renewables and the Powering Up Britain blueprint: challenges and opportunities for the insurance industry? By Toby Vallance The new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has released its blueprint for securing energy supplies in the United Kingdom, while also achieving a net zero economy by 2050. The Powering Up Britain overview, to be read alongside the Energy…
Allianz Insurance plc v University of Exeter - Court holds that damage from controlled explosion of a WWII bomb was not covered by property policy By Olugbenga Dansu The Technology and Construction Court has handed down judgment in the case of Allianz Insurance plc -v- The University of Exeter [2023] EWHC 630 (TCC) . The Court was asked to consider the application of a war exclusion clause in a property…
Credit hire - Costs secured against CHO By Daniel Miller Ziaullah & Rapid Vehicle Management Ltd v Zurich Insurance Judgment was handed down at an application hearing on 08 February 2023 by DDJ Lightman in the County Court at Central London in respect of the defendant's costs which the Judge…
Shell Under Fire: Climate litigation showcases the extraordinary impact of ESG By Simon Konsta ClientEarth has fired the starting gun for its derivative action against the directors of Shell in the High Court. Simon Konsta, International and Business Development Lead at DAC Beachcroft, considers the wider impact of ESG developments on the…
DAC Beachcroft’s Construction Team acts in Supreme Court Appeal By Nick Hillyard On 21 December 2022, the Supreme Court granted permission to appeal the judgment in Abbey vs Simply (July 2022), in which the Court of Appeal had decided (by 2:1 majority) that a collateral warranty was a construction contract. When the Court of…
Compromise strikes again by way of Part 36 offer & acceptance in the case of Norton v Fearn By Helen Mason Claim struck out under CPR 3.4(2)(a), with the judge concluding that damages were settled by the Defendant’s Part 36 offer.
Personal injury costs recovery and the retreat from Cartwright, Ho and Harrison By Adam Burrell CPR 44.14(1) amendments For personal injury cases with issued proceedings on or after 6 April 2023, amendments will apply to the application of Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (‘QOCS’). The amendments redress the ‘counterintuitive and unfair…
Health and Safety in Numbers – the HSE’s Annual Statistics for 2021/22 By Stefan Desbordes On 23 rd November, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its annual statistics on work related ill-health and workplace injuries for the 2021/22 period. The HEADLINE figures … 1.8 million cases of work-related illness, of which are:…
Autumn Statement impact on plans for automated and electric vehicles By Andrew Parker In his Autumn Statement, the Chancellor highlighted the government’s commitment to developing the nation’s infrastructure as part of the bid to boost economic growth and productivity, as well as helping secure energy independence and transitioning…
