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Article 19 mar 2021
Professions and Financial Lines Brief: latest decisions March 2021
In this briefing, we consider the latest significant court decisions impacting claims arising from professional liability and financial lines policies and products. Issues covered include: the treatment of reliance and affirmation in strike out applications, limitation and the true date of loss, fundamental defects that render the appointment of administrators void, clarifying further the “Quincecare” duty, when a professional’s duty extends to the provision of both advice and information, when a court should exercise its discretion in requiring a claimant to provide security for costs, defining an abuse of process in strike out applications and determining the burden to discharge when securing an order for public examination of a company director.
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Article 18 mar 2021
Professions and Financial Lines Brief March 2021: D&O/regulatory roundup
A summary of recent global regulatory developments, including what to expect from the forthcoming white paper for the reform of UK corporate governance and audit oversight, the Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (CBES) stress test to be launched in June 2021 and the Danish corporate governance recommendations introduced on 1 January 2021.
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Article 18 mar 2021
Professions and Financial Lines Brief March 2021: cyber insights
A roundup of recent global cyber-related developments, including the introduction of mandatory data breach notification requirements in Singapore, the digitisation of insured businesses and resulting risks to insurers, the Bermuda Cyber Underwriting Report, corporate forum shopping for favourable data protection laws and the New York launch of the Cyber Insurance Risk Framework.
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Article 29 set 2020
“Leasehold scandal” – Law reform and defence of claims against solicitors
Unrest amongst leaseholders has gained traction since 2017, igniting a media campaign dubbed “the leasehold scandal”. A number of tentative claims by leaseholders against their conveyancing solicitors relate to an alleged failure to advise in respect of the impact of ground rent liabilities upon the value and future marketability of leasehold properties. We have seen these claims grow steadily both in volume and complexity in the last couple of years.
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News 30 jul 2020
Dive In global participation set to rocket with help from UK's first female astronaut
We are very pleased to once again be a global partner of Dive in, the international festival for diversity and inclusion in insurance.
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News 9 jun 2020
Kennedys continues commitment to diversity and inclusion as global partner of Dive In Festival 2020
We are very pleased to once again be a global partner of Dive in, the international festival for diversity and inclusion in insurance.
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Article 2 mar 2020
Professions and Financial Lines Brief: latest decisions March 2020
In this briefing, we consider the latest significant court decisions impacting claims arising from professional liability and financial lines policies and products. Issues covered include: trustee and fiduciary duties, the applications of CPR Parts 36 and 25, confirmation by the Court of Appeal that no credit is to be awarded to allegedly dishonest parties and further clarification on the jurisdiction of US securities claims.
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News 9 out 2019
Dive In 2019: further progress for diversity and inclusion in insurance
Kennedys was once again proud to be a global sponsor of this year’s Inclusion@Lloyd’s Dive In Festival.
Although the core, three-day, festival has finished, some fringe events are still taking place around the world, aimed at engaging and educating the sector on the importance of diversity and inclusion in insurance by providing people with understanding, knowledge and the tools to implement positive change.
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Article 19 set 2019
Professions and Financial Lines Brief: latest decisions September 2019
In this briefing, we consider the latest significant court decisions impacting claims arising from professional liability and financial lines policies and products. Issues covered include: heads of terms in mediation; Approved Inspectors’ duties; limitation periods; jurisdiction disputes; business transfer schemes; insolvency exclusions; Ponzi schemes; and solicitors’ duty to point out procedural irregularities.
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Article 13 set 2019
Leasehold scandal: defending “ground rent” claims against solicitors
The problems faced by some purchasers of leasehold interests continue, due to the existence of onerous ground rent clauses.