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                                                Medical Mix
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    BMA calls for greater support for doctors with poor mental health
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                US Dimension
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    US consumer fraud class action settlements only benefit lawyers
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Product Safety
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in North America
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Product Liability
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    FDA warning letter for US breast implant manufacturers
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Legal Moves
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    New member of Global Insurance Law Connect network
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Awards and Settlements
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    US$5.4 million in compensation for federal age discrimination lawsuit
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Legal Reforms
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Businesses urge: Don’t rush EC collective redress proposal
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Environment Affairs
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Agreement on joint REACH restriction proposal on PFAs
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                The impact of Covid-19 on personal injury claims in Scotland
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    Carly Forrest, Brodies
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Approaches to tackling work-related musculoskeletal disorders
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    As part of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work’s project “Review of research, policy and practice on prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders”, the project team from the European Risk Observatory carried..
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                TUC proposals on ensuring a safe return to work
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    The TUC has set out its view of the immediate action that needs to be taken to ensure safe working and secure public support for a widespread return to work. The TUC policy paper, provides a more detailed overview of the processes required to ensure..
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Employment Affairs
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Law Commission recommendations on employment law disputes
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Equality
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    New guidance on equal pay law from Acas
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Discrimination
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Warning over discrimination claims from coronavirus crisis
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Rehabilitation
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Kennedys report on the future of care after life-changing accidents
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Fraud
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Physiotherapist struck off after fraud investigation by Keoghs
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Claims
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Claims portal system statistics highlight lockdown impact
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Road Safety
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Quarter of EU road deaths caused by goods vehicle collisions
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Back to work – health and safety issues highlighted
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    The health and safety aspects of lockdown restrictions easing and workplaces reopening needs to be at the top of the agenda for businesses, according to health and safety experts.
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is..
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Liability Market
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    New telecoms professional indemnity underwriter for Markel International
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Arbitration
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    New chair of Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service Council
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Mental Health
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Managing employees’ fear and anxiety is biggest challenge for employers
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Health & Safety
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Proper support needed by Health and Safety Executive, says union
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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                                                Claims News
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                        
                                    
                                                
                                                    Remote Joint Settlement Meetings used by Thompsons during lockdown
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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