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Liability Risk and Insurance

Old claims risks

A note from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain highlights recent court decisions, weakening the effect of the Latent Damage Act 1986. Under that act, negligence claims are automatically barred after 15 years, unless facts are shown to have been ‘deliberately concealed’.

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