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Network Rail prosecution over Grayrigg Crash
January 2012Network Rail is facing criminal prosecution for breach of health and safety law in relation to the 2007 Virgin Trains Cumbrian rail crash at Grayrigg which killed one passenger.
The Health and Safety “Albatross”
January 2012The prime minister has declared “war against the excessive health and safety culture that has become an albatross around the neck of Bristish businesses”. Mr Cameron is also planning on meeting with Britain's leading insurance companies next month to investigate whether businesses are paying too much cover.
Managing Keydata Claims
December 2011Damian McPhun gives his views on the litigation and the issues facing IFAs regarding keydata.
Update on Financial Services Claims in Ireland
November 2011With the downturn in the economy, particularly the property market and volatility in the stock markets, claims against financial institutions, financial advisors and promoters of financial products have increased significantly. Tara Cosgrove and Garrett Cormican provide an update and identify emerging trends.
The Construction Act: Changes to consultants' payment processes
November 2011Lindy Patterson's article looked at two forms of contractors' contracts which had been revised following the amendments to the Construction Act. This article considers how the consultant side of the industry is dealing with the new payment provisions.
Lenders’ Losses: What is the Responsibility of the Valuer?
October 2011Stephen Chessher gave a talk on 13 October 2011 to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland titled ‘Lenders' Losses: What is the Responsibility of the Valuer'. Use the link above to download the full talk. Location: Ireland
Surveyor Found Liable for £18.05m in Professional Negligence Action
October 2011Capita Alternative Fund Services (Guernsey) Ltd & Anor v Drivers Jonas (A Firm) [2011] EWHC 2336 (Comm) (09 September 2011) This was a substantial claim for professional negligence. On any view, it was a bad result for the Defendant surveyors, who have been found liable for damages of £18.05 million. However, in one fundamental respect,… Read More >
Additional rights for agency workers – The Agency Worker Regulations 2010
September 2011The Agency Worker Regulations 2010 come into force on 1 October 2011. The Regulations grant additional rights to agency workers and are likely to have a significant impact on the construction and IT sectors. James Hutchinson provides further details. Location: UK
Part 36 offers: It's all in the timing
September 2011In this article Rachel Barnes explains the consequences of one party making an offer to another party to settle litigation through a Part 36 offer, and describes how a recent Court of Appeal case has made it clear that the rules attaching to these offer differ from the common law rules concerning offer and acceptance.… Read More >
Insurance Compensation Fund
September 2011The Insurance Compensation Fund (‘the Fund’) was set up in 1964 to protect policyholders by providing funds for the payment of insurance claims following insolvency of an insurer. Recent events, notably the administration of Quinn Insurance, have necessitated changes to the existing arrangements and resulted in the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 published on 13 September… Read More >