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Medical Mix
Deaths of pregnant women could be prevented with better care
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Medical Negligence
Public Accounts Committee warning over costs of clinical negligence
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Occupational Cancer
Measures to control employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica
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Equality
Survey reveals barriers to work progression for BAME individuals
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Sexual Harassment
Equality Commission writes to FTSE 100 chairs over sexual harassment
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Product recall: managing the impact of the new risk landscape
Product recall risks are growing in size and number, as technology drives new triggers, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has warned in a new report. Defective product risk is an increasing peril for companies, causing significant..
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Case Update
No advocacy then no fee in fixed recoverable costs cases
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Insurance Europe’s position paper on collective redress
Insurance Europe has published a position paper on collective redress, which says that, because many member states have either only just introduced or are considering introducing collective redress mechanisms, it is too early following the 2013..
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Personal Injury
ABI third-quarter figures show increase in cost of personal injury claims
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Legal Reforms
Law Society backs Commons Justice Select Committee on discount rate
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Clyde & Co Casualty Team predictions for 2018 (Part Two)
The casualty team at Clyde & Co has produced its insurance predictions for 2018. In this second set of predictions, the team looks at artificial intelligence, advances in prosthetics, and policy disputes stemming from the Insurance Act..
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Monthly Quota
“Workers who work in the gig economy are making money but missing out on other standard benefits of having jobs: health care primarily but also paid sick leave and worker’s compensation. It’s essentially the Tinder economy. When a..
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Legal Moves
RPC hires professional indemnity lawyer
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Liability Market
Aviva accepts 96 per cent of claims, paying out £2.7 billion in 2017
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Tribunals
Increase in employment tribunal single claim receipts
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Fraud
Motor fraud case results in conviction over “crash for cash” scheme
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Awards & Settlements
£13.25 million settlement for car crash paralysis
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Arbitration
APIL says compulsory ADR will mean delays and unnecessary costs
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Health & Safety
HSE inspections to review health and safety in food manufacturing businesses
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Road Safety
Full moon link to increased risk of fatal motorcycle crashes
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Professional Perils
Solicitors Regulation Authority warning over law firms and CMCs
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Bullying/Victimisation
More sick days for staff treated unfairly at work
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US Dimension
US fatal occupational injuries statistics published
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NHS
NHS to publish estimates of negligent deaths
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Food Safety
Declining trend of salmonellosis cases in EU levels off
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Environment Affairs
FERMA warning over Environmental Liability Directive review
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Asbestos Update
High Court rules against destruction of documents
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E-cigarettes
E-cigarettes may be associated with initiation of youth cigarette smoking
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Product Liability
New measures for checks of EU consumer goods
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Claims News
Over 100 holidaymakers to sue over holiday sickness at resort
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GPs increasingly fearful of being sued
A survey of over 1,300 UK GPs has found that a significant number said the fear of being sued is a major factor in their decisions to order more tests, make more referrals or prescribe medication.
The survey, by the Medical Protection Society..
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