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Disability Discrimination
New disability passport from GMB and TUC
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Musculoskeletal Disorders
Musculoskeletal issues for waste collection workers
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Equality
LGBT+ people facing workplace discrimination
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Deafness
Risk of hearing loss from personal audio devices
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Occupational Cancer
Firefighters lack sufficient protection from carcinogen exposure
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Artificial intelligence products in healthcare – who is liable?
By Karishma Paroha, Kennedys
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Supreme Court in "claimants must be honest" shocker
By Jeremy Riley and Geoffrey Shreeve, Kennedys
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Case Update
High Court provides guidance on liability apportionment for collision at a junction
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Fraudsters moving to niche areas for compensation claims
New research from BLM has found that fraudulent claims are evolving beyond traditional whiplash and motor injuries, with claims management companies (CMCs) approaching consumers to encourage unsolicited compensation claims in new and increasingly..
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Autonomous Vehicles
Need for stakeholder cooperation over autonomous vehicle implementation
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Medical Negligence
Parliamentary Statutory Instrument for state-backed GP indemnity scheme
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Rehabilitation
Multiple factors behind successful return to work after sickness
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Fraud
Major prison sentence for fraudster over contempt of court
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Monthly Quota
“Fraudulent claims for whiplash have been hitting the pockets of millions of law-abiding motorists for too long. The decline in whiplash claims will translate into savings for consumers and is a victory for common sense and trust in the claims..
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Legal Moves
DAC Beachcroft appoints claims solutions partner
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Directors & Officers
Mactavish has warned that large corporations have become so complex they are dangerously underinsured for key business risks. Mactavish believes that coverage “black spots” in the commercial insurance sector have emerged, which to date..
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Violence at Work
Protection for retail staff rejected by Lords
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Motor
Proposed changes to EU motor insurance rules
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Awards & Settlements
Four-figure settlement for hearing damage
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NHS
NHS Staff Survey highlights discrimination and harassment
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Sexual Harassment
Union calls for employer to be held to account over sexual harassment
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Environment Affairs
Glyphosate exposure greatly increases risk of some cancers
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Food Safety
Unsafe food product recalls increase by 40 per cent
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Product Safety
Medical device regulation: patient safety second to commercial interests
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US Dimension
Warning over “broken securities class action system” in US
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E-cigarettes
E-cigarette use among young increases but not regular use
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Nanotechnology
ECHA welcomes microplastic restriction proposal
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Claims News
Sex discrimination claim successful
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Supreme Court rejects attack on MIB Untraced Drivers Agreement
The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in the case of Cameron v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd (LV=) [2019] UKSC 6 upholding the appeal made by the insurer. The judgment underlines that the current framework for compensating the victims of..
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