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The unbalanced balance of responsibilities between innovators and regulators: the JUUL saga as an example of a global trend
Sylvie Gallage-Alwis and Elias Boukachabine, Signature Litigation
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Climate change litigation growing in importance
A new report has reviewed key global developments in climate change litigation in the year to May 2022 and finds that climate change litigation continues to grow in importance year-on-year as a way of either advancing or delaying effective action on..
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Civil Justice Council’s costs working group consultation paper
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has published its Costs Working Group Consultation Paper setting out the questions to be considered and explaining the context in which they arise. Their consultation follows the Master of the Rolls asking the CJC in..
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Diversity
Call for action to improve diversity in the judiciary from Bar Council
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E-cigarettes
Concern over increase in children vaping
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18 August 2022
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Occupational cancer
Exposure to pollution causes 10 per cent of all cancer cases in Europe
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Litigation funding
Responsible Private Funding of Litigation report from European Parliament
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Disability discrimination
Tribunal finds employee suffering from long covid was disabled
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Legal moves
Clyde & Co appoints leading abuse lawyer as partner
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Howden market report: solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance
A market report from broker Howden on solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance (PII) asks whether: “PII premiums are continuing to increase, or are we moving on from the hard market?”. The short answer from Howden is that most..
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Motor
UK motor claims inflation to accelerate in 2022, says WTW
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Equality
Widespread lack of support for LGBT people at work, finds TUC
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Mental health
Commission urged to propose legislation for prevention of psychosocial risks
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Monthly quota
“When will Parliament finally start taking the safety of its staff seriously? We seem unable to go a week without yet another revelation of appalling sexual misconduct by MPs, yet Parliament – as an employer – fails to take..
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Road safety
UK’s first ever Road Safety Investigation Branch to be set up
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Medical negligence
Record 77 per cent of claims against NHS resolved without court proceedings in 2021/2022
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Awards and settlements
£7 million damages settlement for medical negligence
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Arbitration
Increase in positively resolved early conciliation cases, says Acas
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Health and safety
Agriculture continues to have poorest safety record of all industries in UK
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Directors’ and Officers’
Marsh enhances directors’ and officers’ liability policies on ESG
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NHS
Warnings over changes to GMC’s core guidance for doctors
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Liability market
SiriusPoint partners with European MGA Alta Signa Holdings
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Professional perils
SRA in Solicitors Indemnity Fund agreement for extension
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18 August 2022
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