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Article 11 jun 2021
On 18 May 2021, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published the Government’s Response to the consultation on the National Data Strategy.
The National Data Strategy was released in September 2020 and aims to reflect “the opportunities and challenges of our new hyper-digital world”.
Article 11 jun 2021
On 7 June 2021, US Authorities led by the Justice Department announced the recovery of USD 2.3 million of the USD 4.4 million ransom paid in Bitcoin to the hackers who caused the shutdown of the Colonial Oil Pipeline in May 2021.
Article 10 jun 2021
Insurers facing increased exposure to Florida bad faith claims in recent years received some relief with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Heather Eres v. Progressive American Insurance Co., No. 20-11006 (11th Cir. June 1, 2021). The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Progressive American Insurance Company. In doing so, the court found that Progressive did not act in bad faith toward its insured in attempting to settle Heather Eres’s bodily injury claim.
Article 10 jun 2021
On March 3, 2021, the Delaware Supreme Court announced in RSUI Indemnity Co. v. Dole Food Company, Inc., et al., 248 A.3d 887 (Del. 2021) (“Dole”), that Delaware public policy permits indemnity insurance coverage for liability arising from fraud. Therefore, in Delaware, unscrupulous executives found to have lied to investors may potentially avoid direct responsibility for any damages caused and simply pass the buck for any judgment or settlement to the company’s Director’s & Officer’s (“D&O”) insurer.
Article 9 jun 2021
On June 8, 2021, the CEO of the Colonial Pipeline Company, Joseph Blount, testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the ransomware cyberattack suffered by his company last month at the hands of the hacker group, the Dark Side. The attack caused the company to shut down its pipeline, which delivers approximately 45% of the East Coast's fuel supply.
Article 9 jun 2021
The highly anticipated Lacrosse Appeal judgment was handed down in early 2021 providing some guidance for construction professionals around the requisite standard of care and the availability (or, more accurately, the unavailability) of the peer professional opinion defence for building surveyors responding to claims arising from the use of combustible cladding in Australia.
Article 8 jun 2021
The recent decision by a Dutch court against Shell (Milieudefensie et al. v Royal Dutch Shell plc) has expanded climate litigation into the protection of fundamental rights and the imposition of positive duties on companies in respect of their future actions.
Case review 4 jun 2021
Sharma by her litigation representative Sister Marie Brigid Arthur v Minister for the Environment [27.05.21] - Valiant teenagers led by Sister Marie Brigid Arthur have successfully asserted climate duty where there was “nun” before - forgive the pun.
Case review 26 mai 2021
The decision in Collett v SPF Private Clients [21.04.21] to strike out an interest only mortgage claim on grounds of limitation could be a significant blow to the claimant law firms who have been flooding the market with these claims.
Article 26 mai 2021
The global challenge to transition to a carbon neutral economy increasingly dictates that climate conservation becomes an integral part of decision making in the private and public sector. The Climate Change Act (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 has legislated the UK target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 100% by 2050.
