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A summary of major developments in key areas

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, European Union, Indonesia, Myanmar, United Kingdom
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  • March 7 2013

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and institutional bodies have published the following guidance in relation to corporate governance and

No apportionment of liability for mesothelioma claim under employers' liability policy

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 27 2013

In International Energy Group Limited v Zurich Insurance PLC UK 2013 EWCA Civ 39, the Court of Appeal found that an insurer under an employers'

Preview 2013 (UK law)

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 15 2013

2013 will herald some significant changes to the UK legal arena, notably in the corporate area in relation to executive remuneration and narrative

Supreme Court confirms that pleural plaques are actionable in Scotland

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 27 2011

In a decision which has important ramifications for the UK insurance industry, the Supreme Court in Axa General Insurance Ltd & Ors v Lord Advocate & Ors 2011 UKSC 46 upheld the Scottish Parliament's right to legislate to reverse, in relation to Scotland, the decision of the House of Lords in Rothwell v Chemical & Insulating Co Ltd 2007 UKHL 39 that asymptomatic asbestos-related pleural plaques do not constitute actionable harm

Liability for mesothelioma: exposure leading to a more than minimal risk will satisfy causation requirements

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • November 10 2009

In Karen Sienkowicz (Administratix of the Estate of Enid Costello Deceased) v Greif (UK) Limited, the Court of Appeal held that occupational exposure to asbestos which has led to more than minimal risk of mesothelioma will be sufficient causation to allow a claim

Review of 2009 and preview of 2010

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 15 2010

The transition from 2009 to 2010 sees some significant legislative chapters closing, notably the Companies Act 2006, Rome I and II, the Banking Act 2009 and the Lisbon Treaty

General counsel update: 28 February 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Hong Kong, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • February 28 2012

This is the twenty-eighth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

General Counsel Update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, United Kingdom
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  • December 7 2011

This is the twenty-seventh in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

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