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Silica Dust
Campaign to raise awareness of dust exposure
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Occupational Cancer
Call for global programme for eliminating carcinogens in workplace
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Local authority obliged to provide support under section 117 of Mental Health Act despite damages fund
Some will remember the 2005 catastrophic injury case of Tinsley v Sarkar [2005] EWHC 192 (QB). The claimant suffered serious head injuries in a road traffic accident. He was left with an organic personality disorder which in turn resulted in his..
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Monthly Quota
“I don’t think most solicitors know how beneficial it is to have a physiotherapist rather than a GP. I’m told you often get a better quality of reporting from a physio. But when I was a lawyer I probably wouldn’t have chosen..
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Product Safety
Tory MP says Britain could slash safety regulations
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Product Liability
High Court “restores balance” in product liability claims
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Personal Injury
Lawyers call for complete ban on cold calling for PI claims
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Options to amend UK motor insurance law in light of Vnuk ruling
The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on options to amend motor insurance law in light of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling in the case of Vnuk, Case C-162/13, [2015] Lloyd’s Rep IR 142. The..
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Clyde & Co response to government’s whiplash consultation
Clyde & Co has responded to key aspects of the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) consultation exercise on the future of whiplash and soft tissue injury claims which concluded recently, with a final decision from the MoJ expected later this..
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Occupational Disease
Kennedys asks: where next for occupational disease?
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Whiplash
Doctor accused of exaggerated medical evidence pays costs bill
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Road Safety
Call for change to junction rules to protect cyclists
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Construction
Safety standards on small construction sites “a basket case”
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Religious Discrimination
Equality and Human Rights Commission review of religion and belief law
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Legal Moves
New Chairman and Deputy Chairman of BIBA’s Liability and Accident Committee
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Legal Reforms
Nuisance calls to reach “epidemic” proportions after reforms
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Arbitration
PI arbitration a viable alternative to litigation in Scotland
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Aviation
Fatigue not taken seriously by airlines say pilots
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Environment Affairs
Government consultation to ban microbeads in cosmetics
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Avian Flu
Avian flu found in wild birds in Britain
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Obesity
Call for action to tackle obesity to be in Public Health (Wales) Bill
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NHS
National Audit Office in clinical negligence claims study
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Employment Affairs
Call for tougher action on failure to take out EL insurance
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Case Update
No medical evidence needed for employment tribunal personal injury award
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EMFs
Risk assessments for workers at risk of EMF exposure
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Nanotechnology
Agreement on information about nanomaterials
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US Dimension
Judicial Hellholes report from ATRA
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Asbestos Update
Concern over continuing presence of asbestos in schools
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E-Cigarettes
GPs warning over vaping in places where smoking is banned
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Passive Smoking
BMA in Scotland calls for complete ban on smoking in cars
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Awards & Settlements
Six-figure settlement for foreign RTA death
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Challenge to review of discount rate for personal injury damages
The Lord Chancellor has announced that the government is to undertake a review of the discount rate for personal injury damages awards, and will announce the result of the review by 31 January 2017.
Plaintiff lawyers said it was their threat of..
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