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Not so elementary my dear Watson

RPC
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United Kingdom
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September 16 2008

In this case, RPC acted for Comag, the successful first defendant

FSA encourages company nominees for senior management roles into withdrawing applications

RPC
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United Kingdom
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September 1 2009

The FSA's more interventionist role in scrutinising new senior management jobs at large financial services firms has forced firms to drop nearly one in ten (9) of applicants as the FSA had indicated that they may reject applicants they do not approve of says Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC), the City law firm

EL Trigger litigation

RPC
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United Kingdom
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November 19 2008

Six test cases - collectively referred to as the “Employers Liability Trigger Litigation” - have been selected to determine which event will ‘trigger' liability in different mesothelioma claims

Pleural plaques

RPC
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United Kingdom
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July 10 2009

Following the House of Lords decision in Rothwell, asymptomatic claimants who have pleural plaques are not entitled to apply for damages

Failure to carry compulsory employer’s liability insurance leads to fine

RPC
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United Kingdom
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August 2 2010

A car wash company, Prowash Systems Limited, was fined £6,750 for failing to purchase compulsory employer's liability insurance

Financial Services Bill

RPC
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United Kingdom
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January 13 2010

HM Treasury has now published the Financial Services Bill which, if enacted, will give the Treasury power to make regulations concerning the disclosure of remuneration and will require the FSA to require regulated companies to have remuneration policies that are consistent with effective risk management and international standards, including those adopted by the G20

Financial Services Act 2010: new powers for disclosure and regulation of financial sector remuneration

RPC
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United Kingdom
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May 18 2010

The Financial Services Act 2010 received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010 and includes powers for: HM Treasury to make regulations which require detailed disclosure of executive remuneration in financial sector firms (with effect from 8 April 2010

Attacking fraudulent claims: learning the lessons from Fairclough Homes v Summers

RPC
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United Kingdom
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July 3 2012

On 27 June 2012 the Supreme Court handed down its Judgment in the case of Fairclough Homes v Summers 2012 UKSC 26, a decision that had been hailed as a potentially “game changing” case in the insurance industry’s fight against fraudulent claims

Durham v BAI "EL Trigger" litigation

RPC
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United Kingdom
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October 14 2010

After a wait of almost a year and a last-minute false start last week, the final version of the Court of Appeal's judgment in the "EL Trigger" litigation has now been handed down