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Article 21/02/2023
Claims inflation - council considerations
Councils are the UK’s largest employer and deliver vital publicly funded government services. They are acutely impacted by a broad range of inflationary drivers against a backdrop of reduced budgets and a potential reduction in services and resources.
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Report 11/04/2022
2022 motor transport forecast: trends and future risks
In this report, Kennedys experts explore key legal and regulatory developments, and provide an overview of the business critical topics which motor and transport insurers should consider as they plan for operational resilience in 2022.
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Article 14/02/2022
Electric vehicles and local authorities
Transport is the single largest contributor to UK carbon dioxide emissions. As part of the UK Government’s strategy to tackle transport emissions, there will be a ban on new petrol and diesel engine cars and vans from 2030. To encourage the uptake of electric vehicles, the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles created the On-street Residential Charge Point Scheme, to increase the availability of on-street charge points in residential streets.
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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 11/05/2020
COVID-19 and housing disrepair claims in the UK
As the current pandemic continues to evolve it gives rise to a risk of an increase in claims for breach of landlord’s repairing obligations. At this time, the government has advised that both landlords and tenants should take a pragmatic, common-sense approach to resolving issues
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Article 29/04/2020
COVID-19 and its implications on the condition and maintenance of highways in the UK
As the current pandemic continues to evolve it gives rise to issues of highway network safety, which allows for the possibility of claims that may arise due to the condition of the highway.