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News 2022-07-13
Today we announced the launch of our in-depth report, 'Rewriting the risk: Addressing the challenges of climate change', which finds that the underwriting practices of (re)insurers are a major catalyst for change among businesses in the ongoing climate crisis.
Report 2022-07-13
Our latest global report finds that the insurance industry has a central role in building wider understanding about climate-related risks and in mitigating against those risks.
Article 2022-04-01
After years of discussion about ways to thwart the flow of so called dirty money, UK Parliament has fast tracked, in what has been reported to be at unprecedented speed, the journey of The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (ECA) in response to the recent armed conflict in Ukraine.
Article 2022-03-09
For many years, the UK has been given the unenvious title of being a hub for money-laundering, with UK enforcement agencies lacking the armoury to tackle the influx of dirty money. The fast-tracking of the Economic Crime Bill, in response to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, is a further attempt by the UK to financially cleanse UK PLC.
Article 2022-03-09
Crypto no longer represents a murky sector of investing but is now a legitimate asset class. Mainstream investors are increasingly including crypto in portfolios as an inflation hedge alongside traditional assets. While crypto has been catapulted into the mainstream in the last couple of years or so, ESG – incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance measures into running a business - has been a topic of discussion since the seminal 2004 UN report ‘Who Cares Wins’.
Report 2022-03-09
Our global liability and defence group brief, Navigating the global liability defence agenda, was created with our clients in mind. With our legal footprint spanning across 24 countries, our lawyers have first-hand knowledge of global issues impacting our clients. We wanted to provide a snapshot of interesting legal issues we are seeing and share some takeaways we expect will resonate cross jurisdictionally.
Article 2022-03-03
One important issue which normally arises in commercial contracts, with important repercussions on Policies Coverage, is clauses which limit or even exclude a party’s liability.
Article 2022-01-26
The way in which people and goods travel is changing rapidly. As a new era of transport continues to unfold, Kennedys is here to keep you up to date on the latest developments and what they mean for you and your business.
Article 2022-01-14
The Building Safety Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 5 July 2021, just over four years since the Grenfell Tower disaster. Royal Assent is expected to be given to the Bill in July 2022. In our latest factsheet, our experts explore how the Bill will impact every stage of a higher-risk buildings life, from planning, design, construction to occupation and management.
Article 2021-09-10
Following the landmark High Court decision in the case of The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain v The Secretary of State for Work & Pensions and others [2020] the law has now been amended to extend the rights afforded by section 44 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) to encompass detriment suffered by ‘workers’ as well as employees.
