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Tobacco Update
One in five US adults use a tobacco product
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Nanotechnology
Call for better labelling for products containing nanomaterials
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Willis Towers Watson report highlights hard US casualty market
North America commercial insurance prices are expected to increase in every line of business, according to Willis Towers Watson’s (WTW) “2021 Insurance Marketplace Realities” report. On the casualty side, WTW said the factors..
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Occupational Asthma
Permanent night shift workers may face increased risk of asthma
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Occupational Cancer
Call to revamp occupational exposure limits values in directive
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Equality
Inquiry into racial inequality of ethnic minority workers in health and social care
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Global commercial insurance prices continue to harden
Global commercial insurance prices increased 20 per cent in the third quarter of 2020, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index. The increase, the largest since the index was launched in 2012, follows year-over-year average increases..
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Discrimination
UK Labour Party served with unlawful act notice over antisemitism
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Food Safety
High risk of avian flu moving into western Europe
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Product Recall
Sedgwick acquires Stericycle’s Expert Solutions service line
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Tribunals
Tribunal in highest ever costs award against ex-employee
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Arbitration
US study reveals benefits of arbitration over litigation
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Road Safety
Call for better protection for cyclists and drivers in Highway Code
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Occupational Health
Call for radical overhaul of UK’s approach to occupational health
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Health & Safety
UK government failed to transpose EU health & safety protections into UK law
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Legal Reforms
European Parliament endorses collective action directive
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Liability Market
PRA writes to financial lines insurers over claims reserving
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Professional Perils
New professional indemnity insurance service for self-employed and SMEs
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Sexual Harassment
Highways England in sexual harassment protections agreement
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Mental Health
Lack of trust over employers and mental health in Scotland
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Awards & Settlements
Compensation for severely disabled prisoner
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“Flawed methodology” of proposed tariff of damages for whiplash injuries
The government’s proposed tariff of damages for whiplash injuries is “fundamentally flawed, arbitrary and wholly unjust”, according to the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS). It is urgently calling for a fundamental review of..
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Motor
Third phase of consumer testing for MIB’s Official Injury Claim service
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NHS
Health and Safety Executive quizzed on “political” pressure over PPE
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US Dimension
Disproportionate tort liability cost burden for US small businesses
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Diesel Fumes
Study highlights diesel emission dangers for professional drivers
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Asbestos Update
Women largely unaware of dangers of asbestos
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