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Dangerous Work at Height
6th January, 2017
In a rather unusual case, an "employee”, not an employer as we would often see, has been prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for dangerously working at height. Back in January 2015, the HSE were contacted by a member
More...Housing Association’s safety failings
3rd January, 2017
There are, sadly, regular news stories of people being affected by carbon monoxide poisoning in the UK, frequently caused by faulty works or appliances. The stark reality is that exposure to carbon monoxide can be extremely serious. There are approxim
More...Who Needs Failed Conveyancing Insurance?
2nd December, 2016
MoveSafe Abortive Insurance Most conveyancing transactions will go ahead without any problems with some straightforward completions taking place within a matter of weeks often being achieved. There are weekly news stories of difficulties in the ho
More...A note of caution from your friendly After the Event Insurance provider about signing Statements of
7th November, 2016
There have been a number of reported cases over the years highlighting failures when Statements of Truth have been signed on behalf of a client, but it is always worth giving a word of caution to practitioners, this time following
More...Fixed costs: The future for personal injury litigation and After The Event insurance
31st October, 2016
Earlier this month Lord Justice Jackson was calling again for the extension of the fixed cost regime to all civil litigation cases with a value of less than £250,000. The government has not given a clear response to this proposal,
More...PI reforms ‘put on hold’. Good news for ATE Insurance market
18th October, 2016
In November 2015, the then Chancellor George Osbourne proposed plans for further reform to the Personal Injury sector, including plans to raise the small claims limit to £5,000 and to scrap compensation for soft tissue injuries entirely. The perso
More...After The Event Insurance Product Spotlight: Bespoke ATE Insurance
21st September, 2016
Bespoke ATE Insurance As well as a range of ‘off the peg’ solutions, we also offer Bespoke After The Event Insurance policies for all types of Personal Injury Claims. We pride ourselves on our understanding of the needs of both the s
More...‘Fightback’ in Fundamental Dishonesty Claims: An After The Event Insurers View
19th August, 2016
Fundamental Dishonesty and ATE Insurance The definition of ‘Fundamental Dishonesty’ is a term which has caused difficulty for both claimants and defendants since the advent of s.57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. In the past year, both cl
More..."Exaggeration won’t matter – will it?”
19th August, 2016
After a few helpful recent cases for Claimant’s on the issue of "fundamental dishonesty” the Supreme Court recently gave its decision in the case of Hayward v Zurich Insurance plc [2016] UKSC 48. The Claimant had suffered injury during the course
More..."Whiplash” Numbers in decline
28th July, 2016
It has been reported recently in the legal press that the number of personal injury claims being made is starting to decline, or as one report put it, they are in "freefall”. If taken at face value, these reports would
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