Legal
Rehab Awards 2014: Finalists announced
The shortlist for Post’s Rehabilitation First Awards 2014 has been announced. The awards reward excellence across the market - from employers to insurers, practitioners to claimant solicitors.
BIA 2014 - Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year: RPC Law
Finalists: LV=; Markerstudy Group; Marsh; Pound Gates
Triton Global promotes three to partner status
Legal services provider Triton Global has promoted three staff to the role of partner, effective 1 August.
Rental car manager fined for selling customer data to CMC
A former Enterprise Rent-A-Car branch manager has been prosecuted by the Information Commissioner's Office after stealing the records of nearly 2000 customers before selling them to a claims management company.
AmTrust offers premium savings to solicitors using risk reduction software
Solicitors who use risk mitigation software will be rewarded with discounts on their professional indemnity premiums under a new initiative by legal risk software house Lexsure and insurer AmTrust Europe.
Court orders AIG to pay Ageas £12.6m in Kwik Fit case
The High Court has ordered AIG to pay Ageas £12.6m in its long-running dispute over liabilities relating to Ageas's £215m acquisition of Kwik Fit's insurance arm in 2010.
Tougher jail sentences needed to protect heritage, says Ecclesiastical
The innate vulnerability of many of the Britain’s heritage buildings makes the threat of tough prison sentences vital to combat heritage crime, heritage specialist Ecclesiastical has told the government.
Alps launches sole trader legal expenses cover
Auto Legal Protection Services has launched a wholesale sole trader legal expenses cover.
ABI slams 'misguided' SRA decision on mandatory PI limit
The ABI has criticised the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s decision to reduce the level of mandatory professional indemnity cover for solicitors to £500 000, calling it “misguided”.
Fundamental dishonesty change will have 'unintended consequences' warns MASS
Lawyers from the claimant fraternity have raised concerns over the Transport Select Committee’s latest motor report, with the proposal to strike out claims for fundamental dishonesty and changes in the small claims track singled out for criticism.
SRA cuts mandatory PI cover limit to £500 000
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has reduced the minimum level of professional indemnity cover for solicitors to £500 000.
Hong Kong legal changes win captive audience
Recent legislative changes in Hong Kong have set out the government's "determination" to promote the city state as a hub for captive insurance, according to law firm Howse Williams Bowers.
Comment: Tour de France: a risk perspective
With the Tour de France set to kick off in Yorkshire, what should insurers be aware of?
Insurers' defences likely to be watered down through law reforms
A reinsurance lawyer has warned several legal defences currently available to insurers are likely to be watered down through proposed changes to the Insurance Contracts Law Draft Bill.
Legal Update: Occupiers Liability: Swooping seagull fall not owner’s fault
Judge rejects argument in Kelly v Riverside Inverclyde (Property Holdings Ltd (2014) that the building occupier was responsible for seagulls nesting. Steve McDonagh reports.
Brands can 'bring trust' to law firm joint ventures
Alternative business structures are granting clients access to a wider range of legal services, despite the ongoing controversy surrounding the models, according to Parabis Group commercial director Tim Roberts.
DAS unveils two new ATE products
Legal expenses insurer DAS has unveiled two new after-the-event insurance products, aimed at speeding up the process of obtaining cover for solicitors.
North of the Border: A claims revolution approaches
The Scottish regime for costs – or expenses, for those of us living north of the border – has long been commendably straightforward.
Quinn family seeking compensation from state in £3.6bn lawsuit
The family of Quinn Insurance founder Sean Quinn has filed a €4.5bn (£3.6bn) lawsuit against the Central Bank of Ireland, the Minister of Finance and 10 directors of the Anglo Irish Bank.
DWF partner facing election as first lawyer master of Worshipful Company
DWF partner Graham Dickinson may become the first lawyer elected as master of the Worshipful Company of Insurers on July 17.
Too late for UK to follow Ireland's lead on injury board model
The chief executive of Ireland's Injuries Board has said it is too late for a similar personal injury compensation model to be established in the UK.
Legal Update: Occupational Disease: Collins provides limitation law guidance
Lung cancer case provides helpful guidance that will assist defendants in occupational disease cases. Nick Pargeter and Malcolm Keen report
When is the driver of a car not driving the car?
When is a driver at the wheel of a moving car not actually ‘driving'? The answer in one fatal accident case is an important reminder not to take facts at face value but always to dig deeper.
Law Commission drops third-party fraud project from reform programme
The Law Commission has confirmed strike-out legislation relating to third-party fraud will not be included in its 12th programme of law reform.