Insurance and reinsurance
Accountants’ update
Welcome to RPC’s 2016 accountants’ bulletin. The aim of the bulletin is to review a number of key developments from 2015, and to give an insight on some of the current “hot topics” in this area.
Read moreMultiple adjudications - how many adjudicators?
Obtain consent or use different adjudicators
Read moreGroup litigation in medical and life sciences
Dorothy Flower talks about the impact of the "nocebo" effect on group litigation in the UK.
Read moreSupreme Court hurts employers on vicarious liability
Cox v Ministry of Justice (2016) and AM Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (2016)
Read moreClarifying block notification feels ripples
Judgment in this case was handed down at the beginning of February 2016.
Read moreThe Insurance Act – what are the five biggest changes to the current law?
James Wickes – a partner in our Insurance Group – tells us why it's very much in vogue to be an insurance lawyer these days.
Read moreHealth and safety law update
HSE to prosecute Merlin Attractions Operation Ltd over Alton Towers “Smiler” incident
Read moreTake priority but be reasonable
On 20 January 2016, Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart handed down his judgment on preliminary issues in Commercial Management (Investments) Limited v (1) Mitchell Design and Construct Limited, and (2) Regorco Limited1
Read moreAdjudication - RMP Construction Services Ltd v Chalcroft Ltd
On 21 December 2015, Stuart-Smith J handed down his decision in RMP Construction Services Ltd v Chalcroft Ltd1 , an action for summary judgment in the Technology and Construction Court to enforce an Adjudicator’s decision.
Read moreDo receivers owe duties to bankrupt mortgagors?
The Court of Appeal has recently considered whether an LPA Receiver owes a duty of care to a bankrupt mortgagor in connection with the way the Receiver deals with the mortgaged property. In a decision which will be welcomed by Receivers and their insurers, the court decided that a Receiver owes no such duties.
Read moreUK flooding: the aftermath
As the flood waters subside and residents, businesses, insurers and public bodies survey the damage and pick up the pieces, thoughts will turn to what, if anything, could have been done differently to have prevented or minimised the damage caused.
Read moreLove thy neighbour but don't give them any advice!
The first TCC judgment of the year, Burgess & Burgess vs Lejonvarn [2016] EWHC 40 (TCC), is of particular interest to both architects and their insurers, as it discusses and distinguishes between a contractual relationship and one that gives rise to an assumption of responsibility in tort.
Read moreAnnual Insurance Review 2015
There are no prizes for guessing the likely main insurance law event of 2016. The Insurance Act 2015 will come into force on 12 August 2016.
Read moreCyber fraud - a new hope?
We have previously warned of the threat posed by fraudsters who are targeting solicitors’ client accounts to misappropriate funds (read our blog last February here).
Read moreNew sentencing guideline for health and safety offences
In November 2014, the Sentencing Council began consulting on a draft guideline for health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, and breach of food safety and hygiene regulations.
Read moreIs time up for claims against valuers?
Assessing the point at which a cause of action accrues in a claim against a valuer is a difficult task, not least because of the lack of judicial guidance on the issue.
Read moreGeneral liability update
Defending a claim for breach of Occupiers’ duty – A bridge too far?
Read moreInsurance Act 2015
Amendment to include Law Commission’s proposals on damages for late payment of claims
Read moreVW emissions rigging scandal- Insurance exposure
Insurance exposures
Read moreTianjin explosions leave insurers exposed to claims
On 12 August 2015, multiple explosions occurred in the Chinese city of Tianjin, a major industrial port and goods gateway to Beijing.
Read morePlay nicely, children
Litigation is, by its very nature, an adversarial process. But as the court has made clear in the case of Simon Gotch & Susan Linda Gotch v Enelco Limited , litigants should also co-operate, to ensure the swift and cost-effective resolution of their disputes.
Read moreMilton Furniture and Brit- clarifying attendance
Milton Furniture Limited v Brit Insurance
Read moreGetting to Level 2
What insurers should look out for in BIM project management
Read moreFlood Re and the impact on surveyors and valuers
The catastrophic impact that flooding can have on property owners has been seen all over the news for the past decade. In particular, 2012 saw some of the wettest weather for a century and left thousands of households struggling to find insurance cover for their properties.
Read moreBeyond night and day: Importance of causation
In order to succeed in a claim for professional negligence, a claimant must establish that the professional owed him a relevant duty of care, that they breached that duty and that the breach caused the loss he seeks to recover.
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