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Liability Risk and Insurance

EU updates product EU liability rules

The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on a new EU law on liability for defective products. The law will update the current, decades-old, civil liability rulebook “in order to make EU liability..
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US dimension

US 2023-2024 Judicial Hellholes report released
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Asbestos update

Cost of asbestos-related diseases in UK school and hospital workers
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Motor

Motor insurance payouts increase, says ABI
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Legal reforms

Europe agrees directive on corporate sustainability due diligence
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Food safety

European outbreak of listeria blamed on Lithuanian fish products
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Product recall

Tesla recalling US vehicles over driver assistance systems
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Product liability

Mercedes diesel emissions claims to lead way
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Road safety

Small fall in annual number of global road traffic deaths
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Liability market

Markel forms new international casualty team
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Clyde & Co’s insurance predictions 2024 – the year ahead

Collective redress to pick up pace in Europe Now the EU directive on collective redress is in force, increased volumes of class actions are expected, notably for cyber liability and greenwashing cases. Next year is likely to see the first really..
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Courts

Latest data on court waiting times in England and Wales
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Construction

Extra PI cover for construction contractors with positive ESG
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EMFs

Higher mobile phone use associated with lower sperm concentration
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Costs

Master of Rolls accepts Civil Justice Council Costs Review recommendations
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UK’S professional indemnity market in 2024

The UK’s professional indemnity market continues to be mapped by the economic environment which will no doubt continue to cause service providers across all industries to feel the pinch, according to Zurich Insurance. It said this is not..
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Tobacco update

Decline in smoking in England grinds to halt
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Top 10 Most Ridiculous US Lawsuits of 2023
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Professional perils

Proposed changes to ICAEW’s PI insurance arrangements
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Occupational cancer

Workers’ exposure survey on cancer risk factors in Europe
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Legal moves

New president of Forum of Insurance Lawyers
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Features

Top risk trends boards of management need to guard against
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Awards and settlements

Multi-million-pound settlement for diagnosis failure
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E-cigarettes

WHO calls for urgent action to control e-cigarettes to protect children
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Chemicals

Hazardous chemicals found in many consumer products in EU
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