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Disability discrimination
Many disabled people continue to face discrimination in UK
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Liability market moves
New director of Sedgwick’s liability claims services in UK
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Racial discrimination
HM Prison and Probation Service racial discrimination case settled
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Legal reforms
Judicial review proceedings on extension of fixed recoverable costs
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Equality
Uncovering the UK’s hidden crisis in women’s workplace health
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Historic judgment in first ever US constitutional climate trial
A historic judgment in the US has declared that the state of Montana violated the constitutional rights of 16 youth plaintiffs, including their rights to equal protection, dignity, liberty, health and safety and public trust, which are all..
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Sexual harassment
GMC includes zero tolerance of sexual harassment in standards
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Covid-19
UK families sue State over Covid-19 care home deaths
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Features
European product recalls increase in second quarter of 2023
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Professional perils
Pen Underwriting in multi-year capacity deal for UK solicitors’ PI
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The changing professional indemnity insurance landscape
The London Market professional indemnity insurance (PII) sector is now showing signs of improvement, with positive developments observed in the legal sector, with comparatively softer market conditions for law firms seeking PII coverage, according..
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Fraud
DAC Beachcroft wins fundamental dishonesty HAVS claim
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Road safety
E-bike and e-scooter fires on increase in London
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Liability market
UK and Europe liability market sees moderation in pricing
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Claims news
DWF obtained 40 per cent reduction in chronic pain liability claim
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Construction London Market: PI and D&O sees increased competition
Underwriting appetite for construction professional indemnity (PI) in the London Market steadily increased and rates continued to plateau in the first half of 2023, according to Miller’s “Construction London Market Update H1 2023”. The end of the..
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Environment affairs
Climate litigation has doubled since 2017, says UN report
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Awards and settlements
£50,000 for pleural thickening
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Motor
Continuing decline in motor claims numbers
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Food safety
Call for greater regulation to protect those with food allergies
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Product liability
E-bike battery recall over fire risk
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Legal moves
Clyde & Co’s “Paralegal Academy” oversubscribed
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How might the law on “secondary victims” evolve?
By Rachel Henry, partner, Clyde & Co
The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) is currently reviewing “event”-related control mechanisms for qualification as a secondary victim.
Seeing something shocking can shock. However, the law does not allow..
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Personal injury
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers calls for ban on cold calls
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US dimension
Rising tide of lawsuits for US trucking firms
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Medical negligence
MDU guidance to GPs on delayed hip diagnosis claims
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Occupational cancer
Low dose radiation exposure cancer risk concern
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