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Article 2021-02-23
Brexit: the new status quo
The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) provides the basis for further legal certainty to be agreed following the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. It was, as we all saw, a fairly tortuous journey and securing a deal seemed impossible at times because both sides had very different aims in mind.
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Article 2021-02-16
Construction Brief: sustainability insights February 2021
A roundup of recent developments in the sustainability sphere, including modern methods of construction coverage issues tackled by the Spanish Courts, the impact of MMC on insurers, how to minimise the risks of retrofitting homes by 2050 in the race to zero and the impacts of the Supreme Court decision in permitting a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
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Case review 2021-02-12
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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Report 2021-01-29
London Market forecast 2021
On the surface, the London Market enters 2021 looking very different to its 2020 version. Underwriting rooms lay empty, offices unoccupied, pubs eerily quiet. But beyond the physical stillness, this world leading hub has not paused for breath. Digital systems and solutions have taken centre stage as the London Market has responded to a seismic shift in working patterns and insurance risks.
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Article 2021-01-21
Retrofitting homes: how to minimise risk
On 27 June 2019, the UK became the first major economy to pass laws to end its contribution to global warming by 2050. This requires the UK to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. Climate change has become a concern that can no longer be ignored so the UK’s implementation of international climate obligations is positive.
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Article 2020-12-09
Health and safety roundup: December 2020
We have taken a look at some of the HSE focus areas and key developments emerging over recent months.
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Article 2020-12-04
Brexit: the future of environmental regulation in the UK
Notwithstanding the unprecedented challenges that 2020 has brought, environmental issues remain at the top of the political agenda. In recent years an increased awareness of the climate crisis has triggered tougher environmental regulation in the UK.
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Article 2020-12-01
Climate change: aviation, carbon neutrality and the potential impact on the insurance market
After 197 countries signed the Paris Agreement in 2015, there has been a call for industries to solidify proposals to tackle climate change. Additionally, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the effects that these industries have had on the environment.
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News 2020-10-09
Kennedys again achieves multiple ‘top tier’ rankings in The Legal 500 2021 rankings
We are pleased to announce that the publication of the 2021 edition of The Legal 500 UK has seen us ranked as a ‘top-tier firm’ in nine practice areas.
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Article 2020-10-07
Impact of climate change on insurance claims – views from Canada and the UK
It is estimated that extreme weather events cost the world US$150 billion in 2019. In Canada, insurers are facing mounting pressure to re-evaluate traditional products which often insufficiently respond to the property losses experienced by their insureds as a result of natural disasters such as the recent hail storm in Calgary which led to estimated losses of $1.2bn.