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News 2 set 2020
Kennedys announces largest-ever round of senior staff appointments in Australia
The Australian arm of global insurance and litigation law firm Kennedys today announced the promotion of 10 lawyers to new senior roles, in the largest-ever group of promotions for the firm in Australia in a single year.
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Article 1 set 2020
Solicitors’ regulatory roundup: September 2020
The headlines have been filled recently with SDT cases relating to sexual misconduct. These recent decisions show the range of work undertaken in the SDT and the varied areas of practice which can result in regulatory sanction.
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Case review 7 ago 2020
The regulatory position of unregulated introducers and financial promotions
Between 2010 and 2014, two unregulated pension introducers, Avacade Limited (in liquidation) and Alexandra Associates (UK) Limited (AA) trading as Avacade Future Solutions, were contacting retail customers, providing free pension reports and promoting SIPPs which resulted in retail customers transferring existing pension funds into SIPPs and then into alternative high-risk investments, such as tree plantations and Brazilian property developments.
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Article 7 ago 2020
Solicitors Liability: Latest decisions August 2020
The last few months have seen a run of cases relevant to solicitors liability issues which we digest in this article.
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Article 23 jul 2020
Are your boilerplate documents assuming greater responsibility than you bargain for?
Last week, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry heard evidence from Exova, Studio E and Rydon the fire engineer, architect and main contractor on the Grenfell Tower project respectively.
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Blog 22 jul 2020
If it sounds too good to be true…the SRA issue warning to firms around cavity wall insulation claims
We consider the impacts of the latest SRAb warning to firms around cavity wall insulation claims.
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Article 20 jul 2020
Climate-related financial disclosure – the Bank of England report
On 18 June 2020, the Bank of England (the Bank) released its first report regarding its own exposures to climate change-related financial risks and its proposed strategy to manage those risks effectively.
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Blog 8 jul 2020
Low speed impacts – the little and often problem
The classic scenario in a low speed impact is that one vehicle hits another at a low speed and there is barely any damage to either vehicle. The seemingly minor impact prompts claims for compensation for whiplash injuries, often with lengthy prognoses of 12-18 months of suffering.
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Article 6 jul 2020
COVID-19 Insurance Update: 6 July 2020
Our latest thinking into the insurance impacts arising from the ongoing crisis is offered against England entering Phase 3 of its recovery plan, with large parts of the economy opening for socially distanced service for the first time since early March.
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Case review 26 jun 2020
Pre-action disclosure can no longer be used as a ‘fishing expedition’ to further advance a claimant’s case
This decision, which labels pre-action disclosure as not “the norm” should leave claimants thinking twice about making an application for pre-action disclosure where their case can already be made with the documents available.