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Article 01/07/2022
Maryland amends its privacy law – Still not a comprehensive law, but it inches closer to other privacy laws
Maryland has updated its Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”), and while PIPA may not be considered a “comprehensive” privacy law, the revisions to PIPA enacted under House Bill 962 (“the Act” or “HB 962”) will bring some of PIPA’s provisions in line with the comprehensive data privacy laws recently enacted by a handful of other states.
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News 30/06/2022
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data issues guidance to property management sector
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) recently issued a new Guidance Note for the Property Management Sector, in response to a series of recent complaints concerning the collection, retention, use and disclosure of personal data by property managers. It provides important guidance for property managers on complying with the Data Protection Principles (“DPP”).
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News 29/06/2022
Supreme Court success for Kennedys on behalf of manufacturers in significant product liability action
The UK Supreme Court has handed down judgment today in the Scottish product liability action of Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Limited and Stryker UK Limited [2022] UKSC 19, unanimously dismissing the appeal brought by Mr Hastings (“the Appellant”).
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Article 29/06/2022
Claims Apprentice 2022: Episode 3 – Marine Treasure Hunt Challenge
The third episode of the third series of Claims Apprentice, in association with Insurance Post, has now launched and is available to view here.
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Article 27/06/2022
Looking beyond cyber policies when faced with cyber risks
Cyber policies provide front-line action to aim to control the crisis and regain access. This can include the appointment of forensic IT experts, expert ransom negotiators, public relations experts and lawyers. Even though the actual cyber-attack may be successfully resolved, here we explore how a cyber-attack could potentially have impacts on D&O policies.
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Article 29/06/2022
Artificial intelligence in life sciences: future-proofing strategies
As AI continues to gain considerable momentum across the life sciences sector, companies must take steps to understand how AI technologies operate and the risks that they present, the extent to which AI can transform and add value to their business, and implement a framework to provide for its effective incorporation into the organisation.
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Article 23/06/2022
The Building Safety Act 2022: key points for Scottish practitioners
Five years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, the Building Safety Act 2022 is set to make major changes to the law and practice of the construction industry when it starts to come into force at the end of this month.
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Case review 23/06/2022
Lessons from Kozarov: the potential for psychiatric injury claims
In April, the High Court handed down its judgment in Kozarov v Victoria, an appeal that sheds light on an employer’s duty of care to prevent psychiatric injury to its employees. The Court reinstated the appellant’s first instance damages award of $435,000, and awarded costs in the appellant’s favour.
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News 23/06/2022
Global growth for Kennedys continues
We have reported our highest ever revenue of £286m, up 8% from £264m* the previous year. The most significant growth came in North America, where revenue was up 24% to £55m, following a continued growth period fed by work from new and existing clients, a series of lateral hires and the opening of a new office in Delaware.
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Article 22/06/2022
Claims Apprentice 2022: Episode 2 – Claims Handling Challenge
The second episode of the third series of Claims Apprentice, in association with Insurance Post, launched today and is now available to view here.