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Occupational injuries/disease
WHO estimates on work-related diseases and injuries
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Product safety
Protecting consumers from unsafe products report
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Product liability
Public consultation on the future of medical device regulation
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Case update
Appeal regarding claim for psychiatric injury fails
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Reported road casualties Great Britain 2020
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its latest report into road casualties for 2020.
The report notes that clearly recent trends in reported road casualties have been impacted by the national restrictions implemented from March..
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Disability discrimination
Fire Brigades Union wins disability discrimination case
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Medical negligence
Health and Social Care Committee inquiry on reform of NHS litigation
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Personal injury
APIL survey finds support for outright ban on personal injury phone calls
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Liability market
P&C sector to shift to higher-risk liability lines in next 20 years, says Swiss Re report
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Litigation funding
EU consumers want safeguards for third party litigation funding
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Fraud
Fundamental dishonesty finding loses claimant £500,000
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Retail
Call for government to back bill protecting public-facing workers
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Can employees refuse to return to the workplace?
By Miquelle Groves, associate solicitor at DAS Law
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Monthly quota
“The massive growth in renewable energy over the years has not been matched by robust health and safety practices. As a result, professionals in the sector are being exposed to a higher risk of injury and ill-health compared to other areas of..
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Awards and settlements
Five-figure settlement for drowning
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Road safety
HSE guidance on work-related road risk
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Motor
Volkswagen urged by EU Commission to compensate over “Dieselgate”
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Mental health
Mental health support improves since pandemic
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Health and safety
No compromise on safety over staff shortages urges IOSH
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US dimension
Obesity issue growing in US
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Government plans to implement the extension of fixed recoverable costs in England and Wales
The government has responded to the consultation carried out by the Ministry of Justice on “Extending fixed recoverable costs in civil cases” by concluding that it intends to implement the extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRC) in..
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Directors’ and officers’
D&O rates still increasing in US, but rate decelerating
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Bullying/victimisation
NHS Highland to pay £3.4 million in bullying settlements
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Chemicals
EU to ban 200 PFAS from 2023
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Food safety
Natasha’s Law comes into force
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Claims news
Request for exercise of limitation discretion in claim
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