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Blog: Driverless cars - picturing the road ahead
While the government is gung-ho about the development of autonomous vehicles, insurers may seek to temper that enthusiasm if there are too many risk uncertainties
Legal: Wearable technology – employers beware?
Developments in safety-related wearable technology in the workplace bring both benefits and risks.
Vicarious liability broadening unlikely to impact policy wordings
Insurers are unlikely to tighten policy wordings in light of a Supreme Court ruling relating to the vicarious liability doctrine, as lawyers warn the industry to expect further widening of the principle in the future.
Construction: The fall guys
New safety regulations and sentencing guidelines will place additional pressures on firms to ensure construction safety – and it is likely SMEs will find it hardest to comply
Asbestos: The toxic truth
Although some say the legal landscape is less adversarial, the number of asbestos disease claims is rising – but are insurers as guilty of drawing out the process as they stand accused?
Legal Update: Consultations on small claims limit won't be plain sailing
The personal injury reforms announced in the Autumn Statement are to be welcomed. But is Chancellor George Osborne being too bold when he packages them as part of a wider plan to reduce car insurance premium?
Companies warned to prepare for steeper fines and custodial sentences for H&S breaches
Companies and individuals convicted of health and safety offences will respectively face steeper fines and be subject to custodial sentences when new sentencing guidelines come into effect in February 2016, according to law firm Kennedys.
Legal Update: The complexities of abuse
Andrew Caplan looks at the ever-widening scope and depth of abuse claims.
Regulation of MROs championed on both sides of the legal divide
Claimant and defendant lawyers have backed the Association of British Insurers' call to regulate medical reporting organisations working within Medco following concerns that the scheme is being exploited by some users.
Kennedys warns government over Medco ‘gaming’
The Medco portal system of commissioning medical reports needs to be transparent and uncomplicated, and eliminate any incentives that encourage those acting for claimants to ‘game’ the process, international law firm Kennedys has told the government.
Legal Update: Who’s to blame?
Supreme Court to rule on intentional torts in vicarious liability cases.
Legal Update: Look both ways
Contributory actions of pedestrians should be considered when mounting a defence, says Richard West.
Kennedys poaches 13-lawyer team from Plexus
Kennedys has hired a 13-lawyer travel sector team from Plexus Law to join its personal injury practice.
Rate hikes touted as product recall review points to increased insurer exposure
A review into the way companies handle product recall could trigger premium inflation and compound administrative burden as insurers' exposure to recall costs increases significantly, legal experts have warned.
Seven law firms selected following NFU legal panel reshuffle
NFU Mutual has named a revised seven-strong legal panel to provide its claims and related legal services in England and Wales following a review and tender process.
Kennedys agrees Singapore joint law venture
Law firm Kennedys has entered into a joint law venture with Singapore-based Legal Solutions.
Legal Update: Personal injury claims for new employers
Khalid Mahmood examines transfers taking place under TUPE and what this means for PI claims
Driverless cars: Driving change
Rapid advances in automotive technology mean that, within a generation, the future of autonomous vehicles and driverless cars could become a reality. What will that mean for the insurance industry?
Market Moves - 22 January 2015
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
Kennedys opens two Scottish offices
Law firm Kennedys has expanded its geographic footprint with the opening of two Scottish offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Kennedys strengthens China presence with Anjie deal
International law firm Kennedys has strengthened its market position in the People’s Republic of China by entering into a co-operation agreement with Chinese law firm Anjie.
Review of the Year: Legal
Grabbing the headlines in the legal sector this year were M&A activity, closer ties between insurers and law firms and the ongoing fallout of civil justice reforms. Key figures from the sector give their views on 2014
In Series - Personal Injury: Hear we go
As legal reforms make whiplash claims less profitable, claims farmers appear to be moving into areas such as industrial deafness. But will they see the same level of success?
Kennedys poaches BLM partner Yandell to grow PI team
Law firm Kennedys has bolstered its professional indemnity team with the appointment of BLM’s Caterina Yandell as a partner.