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…
Historic abuse claim damages award exceeds £1 million By Andrea Ward The High Court has given a powerful illustration of the potential impact of historic abuse claims in its recent reported judgment in the very sad case of FZO v Adams and Haringey London Borough Council (2019) .
Has the roller coaster ride come to an end – the future of Social Services Negligence claims? By Andrea Ward The duty of care owed by Social Workers to children who they seek to protect has been a roller coaster ride over the last few years. Historically, no cause of action in negligence existed, but in 2004 the law changed to allow actions to be brought…
Glyphosate Update By Thomas Jordan Since our last update on the glyphosate litigation in October 2018 the cases in the US have continued apace.
Construction Risk Newsletter - May 2019 Since our last edition, there has been some useful and relevant precedent set down by the various Courts. In particular the Courts have sought to grapple with what is “Practical Completion” – something that we can all recognise, but not define. …
Fabricated care invoices lead to fundamental dishonesty finding in forklift truck claim By Claire Laver The impact of the dishonest exaggeration of heads of loss on the whole of a claim has been the subject of a number of recent judgments including London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games v Sinfield and, more recently Kamara v…
Have the boundaries of vicarious liability been defined further? By Helen Falconer The question of when businesses are and not vicariously liable for the actions of their employees and other people has been considered by the Courts in a number of recent cases. Following the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Bellman v Northampton…
Sentencing Council’s impact assessment-large fine increases for organisations of all sizes By Chris Baranowski The Sentencing Council has recently assessed the impact and implementation of the Sentencing Council’s Health and Safety Offences, Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety and Hygiene Offences Definitive Guideline, which came into force on 1 February…
DAC Beachcroft success as Court strikes out 'fraudulent' claim as an abuse of process at interlocutory hearing By Claire Laver DAC Beachcroft’s Casualty Fraud Team has secured an interlocutory strike out of a claimant’s claim as an abuse of process on the ground that it was fundamentally dishonest pursuant to the clear endorsement of the interlocutory jurisdiction by the…
Court of Appeal provides welcome guidance on the application of SAAMCO in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP By Naomi Park Last year a claim against GT for £48.5M largely failed at trial, as the economic consequences of MBS entering into interest rate swaps were found to fall outside the scope of GT's duty. On 30 January 2019, the Court of Appeal dismissed MBS’ appeal…
“Is it time to build a new house?” Financial reporting – a new era beckons for professionals, directors and their insurers. By Rebecca Smith Two significant publications at the end of 2018 seem likely to transform financial reporting and its regulation. Looking at both increasing competition in the audit sector and reforming regulation, the objective is admirable; produce financial…
