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Race discrimination
Footballer’s race discrimination claim support
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Directors and Officers
Record D&O fines in UK in 2021, says BLM
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Sex discrimination
Equality Act 2010 and sex and gender reassignment discrimination
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Health and safety
Health and Safety Executive targets woodworking industries
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Legal reforms
Government reforms of Human Rights Act will weaken protections
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Schools
£14.8 million in compensation secured for NASUWT members during 2021
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Awards and settlements
£200,000 in compensation for unlawful detention in care
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Cyber tops directors and officers’ concerns – WTW/Clyde & Co survey
Cyber-attacks and data loss are the top risks facing directors and officers, with cyber extortion and the growth of ransomware attacks a leading concern, according to a global “Directors Liability 2022” survey from WTW and Clyde &..
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EU road fatalities for 2021
The European Commission has published preliminary figures on road fatalities for 2021 which show an estimated 19,800 people were killed in road crashes last year. This was an increase of 1,000 deaths (+5 per cent) on 2020, but still represents..
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Radical overhaul of NHS clinical negligence system call from select committee
The government should remove the need to prove clinical negligence from NHS compensation claims when things go wrong, according to the Health and Social Care Committee.
In a Report on NHS litigation reform, the Committee called for a radical..
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Legal moves
Capsticks appoints new legal director from Eversheds Sutherland
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US dimension
US class action caseload to see 27 per cent increase in 2022
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Sexual harassment
Concern over reports of UK government dropping Employment Bill
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Professional perils
Solicitors Indemnity Fund extended to allow for further consideration
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Fraud
Network of organised fraud over deliberately induced accidents uncovered
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Mental health
BPS reveals anxiety, stress, depression and psychiatric illness in NHS staff
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Asbestos update
Call for 40-year deadline for non-domestic building asbestos removal
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Equality
Third of those in sport psychology field have faced discrimination/inequality
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Road safety
Self-driving vehicles changes to Highway Code
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Damages
Latest edition of Judicial College Guidelines published
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Liability market
Miller appointments in professional risks team
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Legal market
Clyde & Co and BLM agree to merge
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Claims news
British Steel Coke Oven Workers Litigation scheme approved
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19 May 2022
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Motor
UK parliament scraps EU’s Vnuk motor insurance law
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19 May 2022
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