Analysis
Section 14A ruling strengthens defence
Professional indemnity insurers will welcome a landmark judgement in the House of Lords last week, w...
It's a dog's life
Pet Insurance
Body of evidence
Industry Collaboration: Fraud
Clarity disparity
Increased certainty on compensation payable for fatal asbestos diseases is what all parties seek. Lynn Rouse reports on a roundtable discussion focused on three recent cases
That sinking feeling
With new employment legislation due to be introduced, Peter Dobie explains why more needs to be done to prevent businesses becoming immersed in legal problems
Liability for amateurs to increase
Increased liability limits for amateur football players may be on the cards, following £11,000 compe...
No draft reform till 2008
The Law Commission has said a draft insurance law reform bill will not be drawn up before 2008. The...
A fair roll of the dice
Social/Financial Exclusion
City harbour views
Overseas Focus: Australia
Multiplication calculations
Increasingly, the Ogden Tables are being turned to without much consideration as to the validity of the life expectancy data they are based on. Douglas Russell asks whether there is a strong case for alternative multipliers to be used
On the straight or narrow
With Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules under review, Ed Vinales finds out if claimant and defendant commen-tators are heading in the same direction with their calls for change
Out of the courts
The 41st update to the Civil Procedure Rules comes into effect on 6 April. Alan Jacobs explains what this will mean in terms of pursuing alternative dispute resolution
Adjudicator's £1.3m decision still stands
David McLean Contractors v The Albany Building - (Queen's Bench Division - 10 November 2005)
Second claimant not owed duty
Mirant Asia Pacific Construction (Hong-Kong) and another v Ove Arup and Partners International and another - (Court of Appeal - 21 December 2005)
Law of the playground
Public sector
Commentary - Party does not have to demonstrate retainer
Mr Justice Simon has ruled in Nizami and Kamuluden v Butt (9 February 2006) that in cases falling un...
Injuries are the trigger in mesothelioma case
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council v Municipal Mutual Insurance and Commercial Union Assurance Company - (Court of Appeal - 6 February 2006)
Down on the farm
Agriculture focus: farm pay
The lay of the land
Agriculture focus: WTO
Digging for cover
Contractor risks
Number crunchers
Forensic Accountancy
A space for waste
Agriculture focus: waste