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
Jenkinson v Hertfordshire CC – Breaking the chain of causation Serious and catastrophic injury claims inevitably involve some sort of hospital treatment and often surgery. Usually there is no problem following such treatment. However, when something goes wrong the question whether there has been a novus actus…
ESG in Health and Social Care By Anna Hart Environmental, Social and Governance (”ESG”) considerations flow through almost every decision and activity undertaken across the health and social care landscape, and in many ways, everything about health and social care provision is ESG…
Housebuilder Tip of the Month: Environmental Outcomes Reports (EORs) By Mereaira Jones The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (“DLUHC”) has launched an ongoing technical consultation (closing 9 th June) on its proposal to replace the existing EU derived Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental…
Blockchain ¿Es la base de la transformación para el sector asegurador? By Héctor Rojas Rosario Uno de los mayores activos de una empresa, en especial para una compañía aseguradora es la información, su custodia y su adecuada gestión. Esta información permite, en principio, medir y administrar los riesgos que asume a través de los contratos o…
Five years of GDPR – standing the test of time? By Hans Allnutt On May 25 th 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation, widely known as GDPR, fundamentally amended data protection regimes across Europe and influenced legislation worldwide. On its fifth anniversary and amid an ever-changing data protection…
The Renters (Reform) Bill By Gwyneth Barton Reform of the private residential rental market has been a hot topic for some time and the Government had made it clear that they are committed to reforming the residential rental market to offer protection for private residential tenants. Following…
Data transfers and enforcement: Irish Data Protection Commission issues Meta with suspension and cessation orders along with largest ever GDPR fine By Jade Kowalski On 22 nd May 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission (" DPC ") published its long awaited decision in the Meta data transfers case, providing the next instalment in the privacy world's longest running battle. The decision has major…
Solicitors' Risks in Brief | May 2023 Regulatory Has the SRA confused or clarified its position on sanction in sexual misconduct cases? READ MORE In With the New: Changes to Legal Ombudsman Schemes Rules from 1 April 2023 READ MORE …
Law Society Guidance on The Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors By Simon Konsta On 19 April 2023, the Law Society issued guidance for its members to consider the way that they practise in the context of climate change. It is expressly noted that while the Solicitors Regulation Authority supports the guidance, it should not be…
Interim payments are far from straightforward in professional negligence claims By Ross Risby This judgment relates to an application for an interim payment under CPR r.25.7. The broader litigation involves an action brought by the Claimants (the Kings) against, their former legal representatives (DWF and counsel) over an alleged conspiracy…
