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…
Clinical negligence By Nigel Montgomery For all the latest news and comment in clinical negligence healthcare law
Clinical regulatory By Corinne Slingo For all the latest news and comment in clinical regulatory healthcare law
Reaping The Benefits – CRU Certificate Revoked By Annie Hawkins We acted for Axa in a personal injury claim in which substantial benefits had been accrued as a result, said the claimant and the DWP, of the injuries the claimant allegedly sustained in a road accident which occurred in 2017. The claimant was in…
Procurement law case update: Veridos - what to do when presented with tenders that appear abnormally low By Ed Williams A new judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), Case C‑669/20 – Veridos , provides further guidance on the steps that should be taken by Contracting Authorities and Utilities when presented with tenders that appear to be…
Collusion Between Claimants Does Not Pay By Kellie Maguire Natalie Hilton of AXA Insurance UK and Kellie Maguire of DAC Beachcroft’s Casualty Fraud team secured discontinuances demonstrating that collusion does not pay. Two claims were brought against a landlord following two separate accidents that the…
NHS Resolution publish the second report on the Early Notification Scheme By Emily Senior The Early Notification (EN) scheme started in April 2017 and changed the landscape for the investigation of potential claims arising from injuries sustained by babies at birth. In this article we look at the findings of the scheme’s second report,…
Cyber Newsletter - September 2022 By Patrick Hill Welcome to the September edition of the Data And Cyber Bulletin. This month, to coincide with our Legalign Global colleagues visiting us and clients in London, we are delighted to share updates from each of their respective jurisdictions, covering…
American Data Privacy Protection Act (“ADPPA”): Is the U.S. Finally Getting Federal Data Privacy Protection? Overview Although American consumer privacy legislation has been left in the hands of individual States, Federal consumer privacy legislation has been deliberated for decades. However, it seems that Congress has finally made progress with the…
Recent Australian Cyber and Privacy Developments (July-September 2022) New security measures to be unveiled after Optus suffers large-scale data breach Optus (a SingTel subsidiary, and Australia’s #2 telco) suffered a highly publicised cyberattack in late September, which has reportedly resulted in the disclosure of…
Developments in Canadian Privacy Law 1. Introduction Canadian privacy law may soon undergo an overhaul. In June, Canadian legislators tabled Bills C-26 and C-27 in an attempt to supplement and replace Canada’s existing federal private sector privacy legislation, the Personal…
The New Zealand approach to compensation claims – will the UK follow suit? By Eleanor Ludlam During the ICO’s annual Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference in July 2022, the Information Commissioner made a passing reference to there being scope for the UK data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”), to…
UK Legislative Developments and the Impact on Cyber By Eleanor Ludlam Much has been written about the UK’s data protection legislation reform agenda and its apparent lack of impact on the world of cybersecurity. However, there are certain key points which organisations should be aware of, which we summarise below. …
