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Research into market for professional indemnity insurance in Europe
New research by Finaccord, a market research consultancy specialising in financial services, has forecast that the market for professional indemnity insurance across ten European countries - namely, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands,..
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IOSH members support new injury reporting regime
Around 65% of responding members of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) supported Government plans to move from a “three-day injury’” reporting regime to seven days.
At present, employers must contact the..
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Three Costs Judges reject Jackson recommendations
Three Costs Judges of the Senior Courts Costs Office (Master Campbell, Master Haworth and Master Leonard) have responded to the proposals of the Ministry of Justice for reform of Civil Litigation and Costs in England and Wales, set out in..
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Law Society disappointed with Legal Services Board report
The Law Society expressed its disappointment and regret that the Legal Services Board had made “the wrong decision” and failed to prohibit referral fees. The Society criticised the report by the Legal Services Board, which it said fails..
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£33,500 in compensation for facial injury
A man who suffered a facial injury at work has received £33,500 in compensation. The man was working as a steel worker on a construction site. He was working in close proximity to a crane. As he was working, he was struck in the face by a steel..
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MP tables Early Day Motion on Jackson proposals
Labour MP for Wigan, Lisa Nandy has recently tabled an Early Day Motion raising concerns over the Jackson proposals and how this will affect human rights cases against multinational corporations.
The Early Day Motion states:
“That this House..
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Plaintiff lawyers’ research into ‘no win, no fee’ agreements
Research commissioned by the Access to Justice Action Group (AJAG) and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has calculated that almost three million people have used “no win, no fee” agreements to make a legal claim in the..
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Legal Services Board: No ban on referral fees
The Legal Services Board, the independent body overseeing the regulation of lawyers in England and Wales, has published its decisions about the future regulation of referral fees in the legal services market, and has decided against a ban on..
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Evidence, facts and real questions of law required for an appeal
Parties and their lawyers using the tribunal system should not draw the appellate courts into unnecessary speculation as to what the law would be if an employment tribunal had found the facts differently. Users of the tribunal system needed to be..
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ABI calls Legal Services Board report “a missed opportunity”
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called the report “a missed opportunity”. The ABI said it wants to see a ban on the practice of selling on details of someone with a potential personal injury claim as:
Referral fees..
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Airline insurance market starting to rise
The airline insurance market appears to be virtually flat, but a single major renewal has masked the fact that lead hull and liability premium prices have increased by 5% on average in 2011 so far, according to Aon.
In the latest issue of its..
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EC calls for changes to UK asbestos regulations
The European Commission has asked the UK to change provisions in its legislation that exempt some maintenance and repair activities from the application of the EU directive on protection of workers from asbestos. UK authorities do not comply with..
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£12,500 in compensation for fall injury
A man who was injured when he fell down a man hole has received £12,500 in compensation. He was employed by a hardware company and was required to take some waste to a skip. Whilst he was doing this, he tripped and fell down a man hole which..
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Chief Scientific Advisor rejects change to classification of asbestos
Sir John Beddington, Chief Scientific Advisor to HM Government and Head of the Government Office for Science, has responded to a letter from The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP which asked him to consider “whether there is any evidence that would..
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Damages awarded to cyclists
A man who was injured when his bike fell apart due to a defect as he rode it, has received a settlement of £7,200. He suffered a fractured collarbone as a result of the cycling accident. Expert evidence confirmed that the metal used for the..
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IOSH warning over tackling health and safety
British businesses are losing their competitive edge because of a failure to tackle the risks of injury and illness in the workplace, according to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). A survey published by IOSH reveals that..
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RIDDOR notifications can still be made by phone
Businesses will still be able to notify fatal and major incidents and injuries by phone following changes to reporting arrangements, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed.
From 12 September 2011, all other reportable work-related..
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Bar Council calls for LSB to reconsider on referral fees
The Bar Council has called for the Legal Services Board to reconsider the outcome of its consultation on referral fees, which has concluded that there need not be an outright ban. The Bar Council has consistently put the following case for..
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Unite and Mind to measure workplace stress and mental health problems
Workers’ mental health is coming under increasing pressure as fears over jobs and cuts take their toll in the workplace, according to trade union Unite, which added that stress at work is fast becoming the major cause of occupational ill..
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Law Society questions Government proposals on employment tribunals
The Law Society has questioned the basis for government proposals to change the way employment tribunals work. The proposals in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation ‘Resolving Workplace Disputes’ include:
An..
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Solicitors’ professional negligence and limitation period
Where a personal representative had distributed sums out of the relevant estate notwithstanding a notified third party claim against the estate, and sought to sue solicitors in professional negligence, the applicable limitation period could be found..
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BIBA renews accredited PI broker panel
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has renewed its Professional Indemnity (PI) accredited broker panel.
BIBA’s three accredited brokers Lockton Companies LLP, Howden Insurance Brokers Limited and Towergate Professional..
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HDI-Gerling appoints liability underwriting director for UK/Ireland
HDI-Gerling has appointed Mark Appleton to the position of liability underwriting director for the UK and Ireland. He joins from RSA where he was European casualty director. Previously he held senior positions at Chubb and CNA and has over 20 years..
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Lung allergy specialists in asthma warning over occupational allergies
Occupational allergies account for 15% of adult asthma cases, according to a meeting of lung allergy specialists held recently in Paris, reported in an Agence France Presse story. The specialists said that the longer work-related allergens are..
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New chief executive of Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Deborah Evans, former CEO of the Legal Complaints Service, has been appointed new chief executive at the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). She spent eight years as practice director of a law firm with a strong personal injury..
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£100,000 in compensation for bite victim
A woman who was scarred for life after being bitten by an asylum seeker while working at the immigration department of Gatwick Airport, has received over £100,000 in compensation. She had to undergo three separate rounds of surgery after the..
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Under-reporting of flour-related asthma at work
A parliamentary question to employment minister Chris Grayling has revealed it is estimated, according to reports by several bodies, that 18 cases of occupational asthma linked to flour are recorded every year. However, Grayling added that such..
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Roads casualties in Wales fall in 2010
Latest statistics show that that the number of road accidents, injuries and deaths in Wales have continued to fall when compared to previous years with the number of people either killed or injured at their lowest since 1968.
According to the..
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Settlements for incorrect incontinence surgery
A Liverpool hospital has offered settlements to hundreds of women whose incontinence problems were made worse by a surgeon. Reports show that the NHS Trust has admitted liability in a number of cases related to the work of a surgeon, who allegedly..
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MDU reveals increase in GP medical negligence claims
GP medical negligence claims files opened by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) increased by almost 20% during 2010, compared to the previous year. While claims notified to the MDU, which indemnifies over half of UK GPs, have increased across the..
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Award for mesothelioma victim and hospice
The family of a Liverpool spinster who died from mesothelioma has received a substantial compensation settlement. She was exposed to asbestos while working as an assembler on a production line. The hospice which cared for her during her final days..
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ABI calls for whiplash claim clampdown
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for a clampdown on the UK’s “pain in the neck culture” that has made the UK the ‘whiplash capital of Europe’. One in every 140 people claim whiplash a year,..
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Compensation of £4,000 for knee injury
A supermarket lorry driver who damaged his knee during a workplace accident has received compensation of £4,000. He ended up experiencing symptoms of osteoarthritis two to five years earlier than he would have due to the incident at work. The..
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£100,000 out of court mesothelioma settlement
The family of a widow who died from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos when washing her husband’s work overalls, has received just under £100,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.
The woman’s husband - who,..
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New chief executive for Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has announced the appointment of Mark Hammond as chief executive. Hammond joins the Commission after an extensive career in local and central government. He was previously chief executive of West Sussex..
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Compensation for cycling injuries
A man who fractured his vertebrae after he was involved in a cycling accident has received £30,000 in ompensation. He was forced to take a prolonged period of time off from work but eventually made a good recovery, although he still has..
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Awards of compensation for RTA victims
A woman who was injured when a car she was travelling in was involved in a road traffic accident has received £60,000 in compensation. She suffered a broken vertebra but made a good recovery. She also suffered significant psychological issues..
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Breast implants associated with rare form of lymphoma
Breast implants appear to be associated with a rare form of lymphoma, but there is not yet any evidence to show that the cancer is caused by implants or to suggest an underlying mechanism for how the disease might develop, according to a study by..
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£441,227 in damages for RTA
A nurse who suffered disabling injuries after her car was hit by a drunken driver has won £441,227 in damages. Her car was hit in the rear by a Luton lorry. She was left with severe whiplash injuries to her neck and back, and developed Complex..
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Warning over hearing problems for music industry professionals
Industrial deafness specialists at Irwin Mitchell have urged music industry professionals to take care after concerns were raised over the potential hearing problems they could face. The Institution Of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has..
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Research into changing incapacity benefit claims
New research, published in the scientific journal Occupational Medicine, shows major changes in the reasons people claim incapacity benefit in Britain and big regional variation in these changes.
Scientists analysed new incapacity benefit awards for..
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Obesity and the workplace report from Lockton
Lockton has issued a new report to update employers on current trends related to the obesity epidemic’s impact on the workplace. The report, “The Obesity Crisis and Its Health Risk Management Options,” examines methods companies..
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Compensation of £5,500 for back injury
An engineer who took a substantial pay cut after he damaged his back at work has received compensation of £5,500. He damaged muscles in his lower back when he slipped on spilt coolant while moving a heavy drum full of scrap metal. He has been..
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£3,700 in compensation for soft tissue damage
A disabled woman who was injured by a faulty lift has received £3,700 in compensation. The woman, who as a result of a side effect from her diabetes, suffers from muscle weakness and must walk with a stick, was trapped between lift doors while..
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Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields “possibly carcinogenic”
The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, such as those emitted by wireless communication devices, as possibly carcinogenic to humans, based on an increased risk for glioma, a..
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Equality and Human Rights Commission responds to consultation
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued its first response to the governments consultation on the Commission’s powers and duties. The Commission said it welcomes the opportunity to build on the achievements of its first three..
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£185,000 in compensation for shattered foot
A man has received £185,000 in compensation after shattering his foot in five places when he fell at work. He was working on the refurbishment of a supermarket when the accident happened. He was dismantling specialist fridge units and said that..
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£10,000 in compensation for RTA
A man who suffered cuts all over his body following a road traffic accident has received £10,000 in compensation. Despite all the injuries he was not referred to a hospital for a check up on his injuries. After complaining of constant..
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Popular support for US HEALTH Act revealed
The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) has pointed to a new Harris Interactive survey that indicates the fundamental elements of H.R. 5, the ‘Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011,’ enjoy..
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European Food Safety Authority to evaluate safety of aspartame
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public call for data on the artificial sweetener aspartame (E 951) for consideration in a full re-evaluation to be completed in 2012 as requested by the European Commission. EFSA is..
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