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Solicitors claim civil costs review benefits insurers
Thompsons: Insurers have got everything they lobbied for
Post Magazine 14 January 2010
This issue featured an interview with new FSA insurance sector boss Ken Hogg, a focus on motor premium payments, major loss and comprehensive legal update on vicarious liability, care costs, limitation periods and brand protection and all the latest news…
Foil: Jackson report represents a “new era” in civil litagtion
Lawyer body calls on stakeholders to fully consider implications of final report
Jackson review “misses the point”
Apil voice concern for claimants.
Insurers confirm pleural plaques appeal
ABI's Nick Starling said there are "good grounds for this appeal".
MDU responds to report on civil litigation costs
Lord Justice Jackson’s final report believed to be well-considered.
Law firm praises "bold but realistic" Jackson review
Browne Jacobson calls for industry to supprt reform
Lawyers warn insurers of downsides to Jackson review
RPC highlights "hugely controversial" impact of costs review
Final Jackson report calls for qualified one way cost shifting
Review of civil litigation costs could lead to a drop in demand for ATE insurance
Scope of employment
Employers are responsible for acts committed by staff in the course of their employment. Will Jones examines case law to determine how wide-ranging this liability is.
Brand of gold
Mark Williamson takes a look at the importance of positioning your brand correctly, and the perils and pitfalls that can occur if you make a mistake in tying your brand to another entity.
Half-baked reform
Andrew Milne examines the radical changes originally proposed by the Civil Law Reform Bill on limitation, highlighting the problems that would have beset the construction sector as a result.
Justice Secretary tells insurers to abandon plaques appeal
Kenny MacAskill tells insurers to "carefully reflect on what Lord Emslie has said".
Aon to assist Law Society with solicitors' PI renewals
Insurer to help prepare firms for 2010 renewal
AIG, Zurich and Ace units named in Chinese drywall lawsuit
'Chinese' drywall suit names 14 insurers, including AIG, Zurich and Ace
Don't shoot the messenger
When a company goes under, it is easy to blame the auditor that signed off the accounts, but it may not be that simple, explains Richard Highley.
Contamination frustration
The appropriate methods for the clean up of contamination are not always followed to the letter. Martin Richell reports on the liability issues that can occur when this is the case.