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Case review 2022-06-23
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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Article 2022-06-23
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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News 2022-06-23
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 2022-06-22
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.
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Blog 2022-06-21
Opportunistic claimant attempts to defraud the public purse – a reminder of the benefits of fraud strategies
Kennedys were instructed by a local authority to defend a claim brought by the son of a tenant, who had suffered burns following allegedly negligent maintenance works carried out by an agent of the authority.
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Article 2022-06-20
Limitation and the UK Building Safety Act: new claims and what insurers may have missed
The Building Safety Act 2022 became an Act of Parliament on 28 April 2022, bringing with it the most wide-ranging changes to building safety that the UK has ever seen. We consider its impact on the insurance sector.
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Article 2022-06-20
The challenges for insurers in tackling climate change
Insurers must continue to support climate change research and forecasting, as well as commit to sharing it for the common good. Extinction Rebellion’s protests outside Lloyd’s headquarters in April 2022 made headline news, highlighting the real demands that the insurance industry is facing to tackle climate change.
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News 2022-06-20
Kennedys achieves excellent rankings in The Legal 500 and Chambers USA 2022
Following the publication of The Legal 500 and Chambers USA 2022, Kennedys has seen some impressive rankings in the latest guides to leading law firms and lawyers across the United States.
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Article 2022-06-16
A building action's limitation period commences from the date the occupancy permit is first used
The Court of Appeal in Lendlease Engineering Pty Ltd v Owners Corporation No 1 [2022] VSCA 105 has unanimously allowed a builder’s appeal and confirmed that, under section 134 of the Building Act 1993 (Vic), the 10-year limitation period for a building action in respect of defective building work commences on the date an occupancy permit is first issued, not from when the final occupancy permit is issued.
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Article 2022-06-16
Louisiana appellate court reverses COVID-19 coverage ruling
A Louisiana intermediate appellate court issued its decision in the appeal of Cajun Conti, LLC et al. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London et al., Case No. 2021-CA-0343, on June 15, 2022. The plurality decision of the court is notable as it is the first appellate ruling in the country to have reversed a trial court’s order in favor of insurers and find coverage under standard commercial property policy language for business interruption loss related to the COVID-19 pandemic.