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Article 01/22/2021
Changes to the Caldicott Principles – an overview and what this means for the healthcare sector
In June 2020, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care (the NDG), Dame Fiona Caldicott, launched a public consultation seeking views on her intention to revise the existing seven ‘Caldicott Principles’ and issue new guidance about the role of ‘Caldicott Guardians’.
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Article 01/22/2021
Bermuda’s “Class of 2020” insurers
Few industries illustrate the tension between the forces of supply and demand as neatly as the insurance industry: locked in a perpetual cycle of fluctuating supply – or “capacity” – with a “soft” market during periods of excess capacity, characterised by lower pricing and broader policy coverage, and a “hard” market during periods of restricted capacity, characterised by higher pricing and narrower policy coverage.
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Case review 01/21/2021
Highway Authority win: the importance of proper case preparation
Nash v Hertfordshire County Council [30.11.20]: The underlying case concerned a claim for personal injuries and loss suffered by the claimant, who contended that swerving to avoid potholes on a rural access road in Hertfordshire, while navigating a bend, caused him to collide with a transit van.
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Article 01/21/2021
Retrofitting homes: how to minimise risk
On 27 June 2019, the UK became the first major economy to pass laws to end its contribution to global warming by 2050. This requires the UK to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. Climate change has become a concern that can no longer be ignored so the UK’s implementation of international climate obligations is positive.
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Article 01/21/2021
COVID-19: vaccine development – UK leading the way with controversial Human Challenge Trials
Despite welcome news of several viable vaccines in production, having been approved for emergency use globally, the race to develop protections against and treatments for COVID-19 is far from over. Alongside the approved vaccines, there are more than 250 potential vaccines at various stages of development. These vaccines will require worldwide roll out in order to contain and protect against the continued spread of COVID-19.
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Article 01/21/2021
The Free Trade Agreement – implications for SMEs
Despite the “push to the eleventh hour”, the initial response to the achievement of a trade deal was one of positivity and relief. Relief that the deal would provide some certainty and avoid widespread disruption. This response although entirely understandable given the confusion of the last 4½ years of negotiations, ignores both the most positive, and most negative, aspects of the deal.
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Article 01/21/2021
Arbitration considerations for Israeli and United Arab Emirates entities following the Abraham Accords
In an exciting geopolitical development in August 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) established formal diplomatic relations. It is anticipated that the historic “Abraham Accords” will lead to vibrant commercial activity between two of the Middle East’s most prosperous economies.
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Article 01/19/2021
Jurisdiction in civil claims post-Brexit
The European regime generally applied in matters where the defendant was domiciled in one of the Member states of the European Union. The United Kingdom withdrew from the EU at 23:00 on 31 December 2020 which means Brussels I Recast (Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012) and Lugano Convention 2007 no longer apply.
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Article 01/19/2021
Remote working in 2021 and beyond: an Irish perspective
Under new plans announced by the government and no doubt as a result of COVID-related issues over the past year, employees will be afforded the right to work remotely and the right to disconnect.
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Article 01/19/2021
Green card system for UK-based motorists: implications for insurers
Until and unless the European Commission confirms the UK’s continued participation in the Green Card Free Circulation Area (GCFCA), from 1 January 2021 all UK based motorists will need to be issued with a ‘green card’ when driving abroad in any of the 30 European Economic Area (EEA) countries, as well as in Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Switzerland.