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Me, myself and I

  • MacRoberts LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 14 2013

In the recent case Brumder v Motornet 2013 EWCA Civ 195, the English Court of Appeal considered whether a company (and its insurers) can be liable

Sienkiewicz: another decision about the UK’s “special” mesothelioma jurisprudence

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 23 2011

The Supreme Court’s decision in Sienkiewicz v Greif (2011 UKSC 10) is a detailed analysis of the “special” jurisprudence applicable to liability for causing mesothelioma

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

Johnston v NEI International Combustion Limited, Rothwell v Chemical and Insulating Company Limited and others, Topping v Benchtown Limited, Grieves v FT Everard & Sons and others

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 18 2008

In a decision which will come as a relief to insurers and reinsurers, the House of Lords has unanimously upheld decisions of the Court of Appeal to overturn awards for damages for the development of pleural plaques

The impact of Chandler v Cape plc on corporate holding structures

  • Wedlake Bell
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 13 2012

In our October 2011 update we reported on the High Court decision in Chandler v Cape plc

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'

Employer’s liability everything in proportion?

  • Ince & Co LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 28 2013

Employer's liability claims, particularly those concerning mesothelioma caused as a result of exposure to asbestos, have kept the courts busy in

Extent of insurer’s liability in mesothelioma cases

  • Thirty Nine Essex Street
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 13 2013

In International Energy Group Limited v Zurich Insurance PLC UK Branch the Court of Appeal considered the issue of whether the employer's liability

Court of Appeal decides on abuse of process issues

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 22 2010

The Court of Appeal has today handed down its long-awaited judgment in the cases of Aktas v Adepta and Dixie v British Polythene Industries plc

Court of Appeal decides in favour of insured in asbestos case

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 13 2013

In International Energy Group Limited v Zurich Insurance Plc UK Branch 2013 EWCA Civ 39, the Court of Appeal overturned the first instance decision