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Liability Risk and Insurance

Silica Dust

Campaign to raise awareness of dust exposure
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Occupational Cancer

Call for global programme for eliminating carcinogens in workplace
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Local authority obliged to provide support under section 117 of Mental Health Act despite damages fund

Some will remember the 2005 catastrophic injury case of Tinsley v Sarkar [2005] EWHC 192 (QB). The claimant suffered serious head injuries in a road traffic accident. He was left with an organic personality disorder which in turn resulted in his..
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Monthly Quota

“I don’t think most solicitors know how beneficial it is to have a physiotherapist rather than a GP. I’m told you often get a better quality of reporting from a physio. But when I was a lawyer I probably wouldn’t have chosen..
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Product Safety

Tory MP says Britain could slash safety regulations
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Product Liability

High Court “restores balance” in product liability claims
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Personal Injury

Lawyers call for complete ban on cold calling for PI claims
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Options to amend UK motor insurance law in light of Vnuk ruling

The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on options to amend motor insurance law in light of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling in the case of Vnuk, Case C-162/13, [2015] Lloyd’s Rep IR 142. The..
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Clyde & Co response to government’s whiplash consultation

Clyde & Co has responded to key aspects of the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) consultation exercise on the future of whiplash and soft tissue injury claims which concluded recently, with a final decision from the MoJ expected later this..
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Occupational Disease

Kennedys asks: where next for occupational disease?
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Whiplash

Doctor accused of exaggerated medical evidence pays costs bill
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Road Safety

Call for change to junction rules to protect cyclists
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Construction

Safety standards on small construction sites “a basket case”
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Religious Discrimination

Equality and Human Rights Commission review of religion and belief law
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Legal Moves

New Chairman and Deputy Chairman of BIBA’s Liability and Accident Committee
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Legal Reforms

Nuisance calls to reach “epidemic” proportions after reforms
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Arbitration

PI arbitration a viable alternative to litigation in Scotland
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Aviation

Fatigue not taken seriously by airlines say pilots
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Environment Affairs

Government consultation to ban microbeads in cosmetics
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Avian Flu

Avian flu found in wild birds in Britain
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Obesity

Call for action to tackle obesity to be in Public Health (Wales) Bill
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NHS

National Audit Office in clinical negligence claims study
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Employment Affairs

Call for tougher action on failure to take out EL insurance
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Case Update

No medical evidence needed for employment tribunal personal injury award
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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EMFs

Risk assessments for workers at risk of EMF exposure
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Nanotechnology

Agreement on information about nanomaterials
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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US Dimension

Judicial Hellholes report from ATRA
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Asbestos Update

Concern over continuing presence of asbestos in schools
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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E-Cigarettes

GPs warning over vaping in places where smoking is banned
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Passive Smoking

BMA in Scotland calls for complete ban on smoking in cars
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Awards & Settlements

Six-figure settlement for foreign RTA death
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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Challenge to review of discount rate for personal injury damages

The Lord Chancellor has announced that the government is to undertake a review of the discount rate for personal injury damages awards, and will announce the result of the review by 31 January 2017. Plaintiff lawyers said it was their threat of..
Online Published Date:  24 January 2017
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