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Case review 08/05/2022
Causation, causation, causation
The case of Cossey v the Buccleuch Estates [27.07.22] concerns the assessment of medical causation in the face of a pursuer claiming to have suffered from life altering injuries as a result of falling into a manhole.
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Article 08/03/2022
QOCS, multi-party actions and Sanderson orders: the applicability of Cartwright in practice
Issues surrounding qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) in multiple defendant cases notably found their way to the Court of Appeal back in 2018 with Cartwright v Venduct Engineering Ltd [2018].
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Article 08/03/2022
Russia – Ukraine crisis: will safe corridors be enough?
As the first vessel laden with corn departs Odesa port following Russia and Ukraine’s agreement on a ‘safe corridor’ for the shipment of grain stockpiles, we consider the associated challenges for the marine industry and its insurers.
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Article 08/02/2022
E-scooters: risks and key considerations for local authorities
Save for the various local authority trial zones where e-scooters are rented, insured and legal, their use beyond private properties is still illegal and uninsured. They are nonetheless an enormously popular mode of transport, and that popularity appears to be growing. Here we consider the current status of the trials, possible future regulation, and the potential risks for local authorities, offering our thoughts on how to mitigate against those risks.
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Blog 08/01/2022
Cost of living … a looming fraud crisis?
In July 2022, it was reported that Zurich UK saw a 25% increase in fraudulent property claims, with the increase in the cost of living believed to be driving a range of fraudulent behaviours ranging from using insurance policies to make money to the inception of policies to cover life’s losses after the fact.
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Article 08/01/2022
Brexit: what’s next for the protocol Bill and ‘bonfire’ of EU rules?
The House of Commons was adjourned on 21 July 2022 for summer recess and all significant draft legislation has been put on pause until the autumn. Against this background, we look at the Brexit Freedoms Bill and the recently introduced Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, and consider the impact the current state of affairs within government may have on their progression.
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News 07/29/2022
Kennedys remains committed to diversity and inclusion agenda, with continued Dive In Festival partnership
We are very pleased to once again be a global partner of Dive In, the international festival for diversity and inclusion (D&I) in insurance and an initiative of Inclusion@Lloyd’s.
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News 07/29/2022
Lift off for Kennedys with three new partner hires and ninth US office opens in Houston, Texas
We are delighted to announce we have opened a new office in Houston, Texas – our second in the State and ninth in the US.
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Article 07/27/2022
Diverse and inclusive products - legalities, risks and artificial intelligence
As discussed at our recent panel discussion, ‘All for one and one for all – today’s diverse and inclusive products: legalities, risks and AI’, diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) must be taken into account at each stage of the product lifecycle including product design, product testing, and product use.
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Case review 07/27/2022
Professional liability – the importance of cross-checking meanings and provisions in contracts
In this professional negligence claim, the Court observed “it is the duty of the lawyer to anticipate the unthinkable but predictable”, thereby reminding lawyers of the importance of considering and advising on all the risks, even if they consider a risk to be remote or unlikely to happen in the circumstances.