Legal
Solicitors' professional indemnity: Turning off the life support
Potential sweeping changes to the solicitors' professional indemnity market could see the controversial assigned risks pool scrapped. Jakki May investigates the effect on qualifying insurers hoping to turn a profit.
Phase two of Jackson needed claims law firm
The government has "stuck to its guns" with primary legislation needed to introduce the core principles of Lord Justice Jackson's review into civil litigation costs.
SRA to stick to timetable despite licence concerns
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has pledged to stick to its timeframe for introducing licences for alternative business structures, despite concerns that the new set of regulations will not be ready in time.
Beachcroft and DAC in merger talks
Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper are in talks over a potential merger that would create an insurance law firm with combined revenue of close to £175m.
Groupama urges government to act on referral fees
Groupama Insrances has called on the government to ban referral fees following publication of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
Government embarks on 'no win no fee' regime change
The government will implement the bulk of Lord Justice Jackson’s review into civil litigation costs with the publication of its Justice Bill presented in the House of Commons by Ken Clarke this afternoon.
Elite rules out solicitors' PI move
Legal expenses provider Elite Insurance Company has ruled out entering the solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance market due to the rules governing the assigned risk pool.
Legal sector critical of FSA paper
The legal sector has reacted critically to the Financial Services Authority’s paper on the future of regulation for insurers.
UK to "pilot" new regime if SII deadline delayed
UK insurers risk becoming the guinea pigs of new capital rules surrounding insurance companies if they press ahead with plans to implement the new framework in time for the current 1 January 2013 deadline.
Eurotunnel confident of Aon settlement after claim withdrawn
Eurostar and SNCF, its majority shareholder, have withdrawn the claim they have been pursuing against Eurotunnel’s insurers for the past two years.
Eurotunnel confident of Aon settlement after claim withdrawn
Eurostar and SNCF, its majority shareholder, have withdrawn the claim they have been pursuing against Eurotunnel’s insurers for the past two years.
Biba welcomes new warning letters for uninsured drivers
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has welcomed the new warning letters that will be sent from today to registered keepers identified as having an uninsured vehicle under the new Continuous Insurance Enforcement Law.
Valuers and insurers breathe a sigh of relief
Valuers and insurers will breathe a huge sigh of relief after the Court of Appeal limited the duty of care which a valuer owes to a buy-to-let investor, according to Browne Jacobson.
RSA expands global legal panel
RSA has expanded its global legal panel from three to five, after inviting Linklaters and Norton Rose on board.
Sean Quinn in major High Court battle
Sean Quinn is set to be included as a defendant in a major High Court battle between his family and Anglo Irish Bank, according to the Irish Independent.
Independent Anniversary: The last days of Indy
Tomorrow marks the tenth anniversary of the demise of Independent Insurance, the underwriter once the envy of rivals, which ultimately proved the maxim “too good to be true”. Jonathan Swift revisits the finals days with those who lived through it.
Legal Update - Potholes: A hole in the argument
With Lambeth Council's redefinition of potholes, classifying them as shallower in nature, Hazel James warns of consequences that could occur following judgment in Wilkinson v City of York Council.
BLM converts to LDP model as Kinley made equity partner
Berrymans Lace Mawer's head of policy development, Alistair Kinley, has become the first non-lawyer to join the firm's equity partnership as it converts to a legal disciplinary practice. The LDP is the first new type of practice permitted by the Legal…
Motor Focus - Premium Challenges: Mauled by the media
After being pounded by the press for putting premiums up, Leigh Jackson looks at the future of motor insurance and asks whether policyholders could do more to help themselves.
Lamp lines up ABS targets as Thai operation opens
Gibraltar-based legal expenses and private medical insurer Lamp is targeting $500m (£305m) premium in the first two years of its new Thailand operation.
ABS deadline could be delayed
The 6 October deadline for licensing alternative business structures could be delayed by up to a month, Post has learnt.
View from the Top: No need for European consumer collective redress
The European Commission is continuing to push for a system of collective redress for consumers that would allow a type of class action litigation.
Editor's coment: Restoring good faith
After more than a year in gestation, Airmic finally unveiled its new model clause on Tuesday at its annual conference in Bournemouth.
Kennedys opens ninth international office
Dispute resolution law firm Kennedys has created an Irish operation through a merger with Dublin firm O'Hare O'Connor Walshe.