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
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…
Credit Suisse emergency rescue – lawsuits threatened after USD 17 billion Co-Co writedown By William Allison Following weeks of turmoil within Credit Suisse, which saw a massive fall in share prices and investor confidence, UBS has agreed an emergency takeover of the Swiss banking giant. The Swiss regulator FINMA announced on Sunday (19 March 2023) that,…
MEES – The final countdown By Stephanie Bagshaw Next month heralds a new era for energy efficiency in buildings in England and Wales. From 1 April 2023, under the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/962) ( MEES Regulations ), it will be…
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…
Data Protection: Scottish Courts consider interpretation of Schedule 2 of the DPA 2018 By Louise Gallagher This recent decision of Courtney Timothy Riley v The Student Housing Company (ops) Limited saw the Scottish Courts being asked to interpret the exemptions to Articles 5(1)(a) and 5(1)(b) of the UK GDPR. The Pursuer (Claimant) alleged that there had…
Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, receives GDPR ban and threatened fine from Italian regulator over child safety concerns By Astrid Hardy The Italian Regulator (Garante) has recently issued an order banning the Replika app from processing Italian users’ data following an investigation. Luka Inc (the developer of Replika) is an artificial intelligence (“ AI ”) company based in the US…
