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Generational Diversity in the workplace By Michelle Corrigan Michelle Corrigan, a Senior Associate in the Employment team at international law firm DAC Beachcroft, addresses some frequently asked questions about the multi-generational workplace. With the older workforce retiring later and later, we have…
Irish company law update: Think of the creditors By John Darmody It is well established under Irish case law that company directors who are aware of the company’s insolvency have a duty to have regard to the interests of the company’s creditors. However, until recently, this duty was never provided for in Irish…
Case Law Updates: CIS General Insurance Limited v IBM United Kingdom Limited By Michael Peeters CIS General Insurance Limited v IBM United Kingdom Limited Court of Appeal – 4 April 2022 (EWCA Civ 440) Most sequels are doomed to the same fate. Perhaps if they were a standalone piece they would receive better reviews, appreciated in their own…
MOJ portal- Part 7.8(b)…is it the end of an Era? By Cerys Lloyd The case of Mason v Laing has had significant consequences for Claimant Solicitors, with DAC Beachcroft seeing savings of over £110,000 in 6 months for one insurer client alone.
No Pain, No Gain By Annis Mackay DAC Beachcroft Scotland has successfully defended a case in The Court of Session in which the pursuer sued their client’s insured, the Buccleuch Estate, for £1 million.
Pension Schemes Act 2021 - Where did we start and where are we now? By Beth Brown Introduction It has now been 18 months since the Pension Schemes Act 2021 (the “ Act ”), which introduced some significant changes to the pensions landscape, became law on 11 February 2021. In this alert we set out the key changes made by the Act…
Court of Appeal endorses fixed costs avoidance By Adam Burrell In a surprising decision, the Court of Appeal in Doyle v M&D Foundations & Building Services Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 927 have endorsed avoidance of fixed recoverable costs if parties agree a costs provision that refers to ‘detailed assessment’…
Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd By Duncan Strachan Brazilian compensation scheme is no barrier to English proceedings - Court of Appeal allows Fundão Dam class action to proceed In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal has held that group litigation brought by over 200,000 Brazilan claimants…
Legislative reform: Private members’ bill may move the dial on neonatal care By Zoë Wigan A Private Members’ Bill has been passed backing legislation which will give up to 12 weeks paid neonatal leave to employees.
PHI: Unambiguous contractual wording needed to limit entitlement to that being provided by insurer By Ceri Fuller The Court of Appeal has upheld an employment tribunal’s decision that an employer was required to make payments directly to the employee in respect of annual increases to his long term sickness income protection payments, although the insurer had…