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English High Court sets date for 'trigger' litigation with regard to mesothelioma claims and employer liability

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 24 2008

A trial commencement date of 3 June 2008 has been set for the six lead test cases in the employers' liability 'trigger' litigation

Abuse claims to increase in light of "lotto rapist" UK House of Lords decision

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 1 2008

In the US, defendants and their insurers have paid out significant sums for sexual abuse claims

Pleural plaques consultation concern for insurers?

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 31 2008

The Government announced a consultation this month, on the asbestos related condition pleural plaques

Not so elementary my dear Watson

  • RPC
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 16 2008

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

FSA hint at increases in prudential capital requirements to curb city bonus culture

  • Bird & Bird
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 15 2008

Did the city bonus culture cause the crunch?

The future for annual bonuses

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 27 2009

The credit crisis has led to strong criticism of remuneration practices in the financial services sector

Case study: PI claims

  • Cobbetts LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 1 2008

A recent case handled by Cobbetts highlights the need for corporate clients to be aware of the potential consequences of failing to report all "accident book" entries regardless of whether or not the injured party intends to pursue a claim for personal injury and loss at a later date

High Court to decide which policies should respond to asbestos claims

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 13 2008

In a crowded court room of the High Court on Friday 2 May, the pre-trial review for six lead test cases in the employers' liability trigger litigation was heard by Mr Justice Burton

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

Regulation: notice of censure published by Lloyd's enforcement board in relation to Ark Syndicate Management (ASM) employees

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 4 2009

A recent Lloyd's Market Bulletin ref: Y4280 (14 May 2009) gives details of three individuals who, when changing employment to a competitor, committed various breaches of their obligations to their previous employer