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Article 1 jun 2020
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – furlough is changing in the UK
As has become something of a habit, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, chose Friday evening (29 May 2020) to announce further changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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Article 11 mai 2020
COVID-19 and housing disrepair claims in the UK
As the current pandemic continues to evolve it gives rise to a risk of an increase in claims for breach of landlord’s repairing obligations. At this time, the government has advised that both landlords and tenants should take a pragmatic, common-sense approach to resolving issues
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News 5 mai 2020
Kennedys promotes thirteen to global partnership
We are delighted to confirm the promotion of thirteen lawyers to our partnership across practice areas including commercial, employment and healthcare, as well as specialist areas of insurance and liability that include cyber, property and construction, professional liability, travel, abuse and fraud. Eight of those promoted are based in the UK, with four in the US and one in Australia. Our worldwide partner count is now 264.
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Article 1 mai 2020
COVID-19 Insurance Update: 1 May 2020
Financial Conduct Authority has announced it intends to ask the courts to rule on whether a ‘representative sample of the most frequently used’ BI policy wording provide cover for COVID-19 related losses.
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Article 29 abr 2020
COVID-19 and its implications on the condition and maintenance of highways in the UK
As the current pandemic continues to evolve it gives rise to issues of highway network safety, which allows for the possibility of claims that may arise due to the condition of the highway.
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Article 6 abr 2020
PG&E takes responsibility for California Camp Fire
On March 23, 2020, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)—the California energy utility—announced that it will plead guilty to criminal charges for its role in the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California, which led to the deaths of 85 people and caused billions of dollars in property damage. This plea brings a lengthy investigation to a conclusion, but it is not anticipated that PG&E’s existing civil liabilities ($24.5 billion) will increase as a result of the plea agreement.
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Article 24 mar 2020
Coronavirus: consequences for serious injury claims in the UK
The developing coronavirus pandemic will disrupt the usual processes of serious injury claims handling to an extent not encountered for several generations. Whilst this will inevitably lead to complications, we believe that there are potential solutions.
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Article 6 mar 2020
Proposed changes to Northern Ireland discount rate expected
Developments in relation to proposed changes to the discount rate in Northern Ireland have long been awaited and whilst the rest of the UK has forged ahead implementing new methodologies to their discount rate, the lack of any government in Northern Ireland led to uncertainty and complaints of discrimination by claimant representatives.
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Article 5 mar 2020
The Unexpected Indemnity: cautionary tales from cyber’s front-line
Over the past few months, many of you will have been asked to carry out some ‘horizon scanning’ to identify the trends that we are likely to see in the coming year.
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Article 19 fev 2020
Hong Kong Personal Injury Brief - Special Edition