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Article 31/03/2020
The Health and Safety Executive and mental health in the workplace
As all employer organisations are no doubt aware, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is concerned with the regulation of workplace health, safety and welfare.
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Article 27/03/2020
Coronavirus and increased homeworking for office jobs: the risks
The coronavirus has become an issue of major concern for everyone, including employers. As events have progressed, there has been an urgent need for more people to be able to work remotely and business continuity is increasingly essential for employers to maintain and preserve their business’ in the uncertain weeks and months ahead.
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Article 24/03/2020
Coronavirus: consequences for serious injury claims
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 23/03/2020
Update – coronavirus: employment considerations
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, we continue to offer insights into some of the key issues facing employers in the UK.
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Report 20/03/2020
Guidance: COVID-19 and employers’ liability claims
The current coronavirus pandemic (named ‘COVID-19’ by the World Health Organisation) is dominating global headlines and as it continues to evolve it gives rise to new areas of risk in the employers liability claims market.
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Article 13/03/2020
Coronavirus: employment and health & safety considerations
If the coronavirus continues to spread, we anticipate the impact to businesses will be significant and as such, businesses need to respond robustly to minimise their exposure to further commercial risks and to protect their employees and for business continuity.
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Case review 06/03/2020
Fundamental dishonesty decision despite a finding of duty of care breach
In this case, the claimant’s personal injury claim for damages in excess of £100,000 was dismissed as the judge did not believe the claimant’s version of events. Following further submissions a finding of fundamental dishonesty was made and the claimant was ordered to pay 75% of the first defendant’s costs despite the claimant establishing that they had breached their duty of care.
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Article 06/03/2020
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 05/03/2020
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 19/02/2020
Hong Kong Personal Injury Brief - Special Edition