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Case review 12/02/2021
Okpabi v Shell – a new era for global environmental claims?
The Supreme Court has handed down its decision in Okpabi and others (Appellants) v Royal Dutch Shell Plc and another (Respondents) [12.02.21].
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Article 25/11/2020
Climate change: The role of insurers in reducing carbon emissions
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Article 29/10/2020
Top tips on housing disrepair and claims during COVID-19
Landlords have a duty to repair the structure and exterior of premises, which includes the supply of water, gas, electricity and sanitation where the landlord knows or ought to have known about the defect. Repairing obligations continued unchanged throughout lockdown and remain. Tenants should report repairs as early as possible so landlords can take appropriate action.
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Article 17/09/2020
El Niño and the NEC contractual phenomenon
“Fenomeno del Niño” is the name given to an unpredictable weather event specific to the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean.
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Article 21/07/2020
Climate change litigation: issues for casualty insurers
London Market casualty insurers are experiencing increased notifications for climate change related tort claims pursued against “Big Oil” defendants in the USA and other jurisdictions. We outline the headline policy coverage issues arising from these claims and whether the experience of other jurisdictions will be replicated in the UK.
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Article 08/06/2020
Regulation of automated passenger-only transport services must be sufficiently flexible
The results of Part 2 of the Law Commissions’ joint consultation into the regulation of automated vehicles, “emphasised how uncertain the future has become, and how regulation must be sufficiently flexible to deal with a wide variety of eventualities.”
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Article 26/05/2020
Financial institutions feeling direct pressure to address climate change concerns
Since our last article on climate change considerations, perception has moved to a recognition that climate risks affect all sectors, including financial institutions.
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Article 06/04/2020
PG&E takes responsibility for California Camp Fire
On March 23, 2020, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)—the California energy utility—announced that it will plead guilty to criminal charges for its role in the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California, which led to the deaths of 85 people and caused billions of dollars in property damage. This plea brings a lengthy investigation to a conclusion, but it is not anticipated that PG&E’s existing civil liabilities ($24.5 billion) will increase as a result of the plea agreement.
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Article 01/04/2020
The UK’s environmental policy and legal landscape post-Brexit (April 2020 update)
Boris Johnson’s “oven ready” deal to begin withdrawing the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) received royal accent on 23 January 2020, following his success in the December 2019 General Election.
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Article 06/03/2020
Australia’s bushfires and the impact to the wine trade
In December 2018 we wrote about the impact of the Californian wildfires on the global insurance market. In December 2019, Australia witnessed the worst bushfire season the country has ever seen which, like California, has implications for insurers involved in the wine industry.