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Respiratory Illness
HSE targets fabricated metal businesses over welding fumes
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Tobacco Update
Menthol cigarettes responsible for large increase in smokers
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Product Liability
Clyde & Co highlights recent talc cases in US
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Food Safety
PFAS use in disposable food packaging is widespread practice
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Product Safety
Safety alert issued over children swallowing magnets
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Medical Negligence
“Learning from Litigation Claims” guidance from NHS Resolution
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Covid-19
Deaths from exposure to Covid-19 at work “massively under-reported” says TUC
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Insurers are in the grips of “social inflation”
Changing societal attitudes are fuelling so-called “social inflation” of insurance claims beyond what would be expected from developing claims experience and economic inflation, according to Katey Walker, Americas P&C sales and..
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Legal Moves
Kennedys opens office in Perth, Australia
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Legal Reforms
FCA introduces new rules on home and motor insurance pricing
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Fraud
False gastric illness claims defended
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Motor
Gen Z and millennials “most humble drivers”
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Schools
Teachers in Scotland increasingly facing abuse from parents
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Sedgwick Brand Protection Recall Index 2021
The most recent Sedgwick brand protection recall index (Sedgwick Recall Index 2021 Edition 1 – European Edition) has revealed the latest statistics on product recalls in Europe for the main industry sectors, and looks ahead to the issues..
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Violence at Work
Shopworkers facing increasing violence and abuse
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17 June 2021
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Case Update
£700,000 claim declared “fundamentally dishonest”
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Whiplash
Medco adds new injury types to case data uploads
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Awards and Settlements
Five-figure sum for disability discrimination
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Directors’ & Officers’
D&O managing general agent launches in London
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Professional Perils
Professional indemnity product launched for self-employed solicitors
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Health and Safety
Significant step for occupational H&S a fundamental workers’ right
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Asbestos Update
HSE publishes updated asbestos analyst guide
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Whiplash reforms come into force
The government’s whiplash reforms have finally been introduced with the expected savings for consumers on their car insurance estimated at around £25–£35 a year.
The government said the changes are designed to reduce..
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Mental Health
Mental health self-assessment tool from QBE
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Stress
Medical Defence Union members stressed and anxious at work
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17 June 2021
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