Current Awareness » insurance http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Wed, 22 May 2013 15:45:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Career threatening injury in professional sport: 6 key points about insurance – Littleton Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/career-threatening-injury-in-professional-sport-6-key-points-about-insurance-littleton-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/career-threatening-injury-in-professional-sport-6-key-points-about-insurance-littleton-chambers/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 10:04:21 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83679 “The tackle which goes wrong, the tendon which snaps, the heart condition which suddenly rears its head; few things are dreaded by professional sportspeople and their clubs as much as a career threatening injury or illness. Many put worry at the back of their minds by the thought that they have ‘insurance.’”

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Littleton Chambers, 9th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/career-threatening-injury-in-professional-sport-6-key-points-about-insurance-littleton-chambers/feed/ 0 Obtaining cost orders against solicitors – 4 New Square http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/obtaining-cost-orders-against-solicitors-4-new-square/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/obtaining-cost-orders-against-solicitors-4-new-square/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:18:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83674 “Dispute Resolution analysis: When can solicitors who failed to obtain ATE insurance, become parties
to the litigation for the purpose of cost orders? Stephen Innes, barrister at 4 New Square Chambers
looks at the Court of Appeal’s decision in Heron v TNT.”

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4 New Square, 14th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/obtaining-cost-orders-against-solicitors-4-new-square/feed/ 0 Success Fees and ATE Premiums in the Patents County Court: Henderson v All Around the World Recordings Ltd – NIPC Law http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/success-fees-and-ate-premiums-in-the-patents-county-court-henderson-v-all-around-the-world-recordings-ltd/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/success-fees-and-ate-premiums-in-the-patents-county-court-henderson-v-all-around-the-world-recordings-ltd/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:42:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83493 “As I mentioned in “Intellectual Property Litigation – the Funding Options” 10 April 2013, it was possible until the 31 March 2013 for a litigant to enter an agreement with his or her solicitors and counsel known as a conditional fee agreement (‘CFA’) whereby the lawyers would look to the other side for payment not only of their assessed costs but also of an uplift known as a success fee and the premium for insurance against their own and the other side’s costs in case of failure known as after-the-event (‘ATE’) insurance if they won the case or obtained a satisfactory settlement. As I also mentioned in that article, it is still possible to enter a CFA but any success fee and ATE insurance premium must now be paid by the successful party – usually out of any damages or accountable profits he or she may receive.”

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NIPC Law, 4th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/success-fees-and-ate-premiums-in-the-patents-county-court-henderson-v-all-around-the-world-recordings-ltd/feed/ 0 Exclusive: Victims blame insurers for ‘insulting’ asbestos payouts – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/exclusive-victims-blame-insurers-for-insulting-asbestos-payouts-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/exclusive-victims-blame-insurers-for-insulting-asbestos-payouts-the-independent/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 10:05:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83483 “A new law intended to ensure insurance firms pay compensation when employers’ paperwork is lost will apply only to some cancer sufferers, and they will get less than expected.”

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The Independent, 5th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/exclusive-victims-blame-insurers-for-insulting-asbestos-payouts-the-independent/feed/ 0 Turning the tide on compensation culture – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/turning-the-tide-on-compensation-culture-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/turning-the-tide-on-compensation-culture-ministry-of-justice/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 09:43:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83422 “Major law changes are turning the tide on the growing compensation culture, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said today [1 May].”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/turning-the-tide-on-compensation-culture-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 WHA Limited and another (Appellants) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondent) – Supreme Court http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/wha-limited-and-another-appellants-v-her-majestys-revenue-and-customs-respondent-supreme-court/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/wha-limited-and-another-appellants-v-her-majestys-revenue-and-customs-respondent-supreme-court/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 09:38:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83420 WHA Limited and another (Appellants) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondent) [2013] UKSC 24 | UKSC 2009/0074 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 1st May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/wha-limited-and-another-appellants-v-her-majestys-revenue-and-customs-respondent-supreme-court/feed/ 0 Victory for family denied cancer claim payout for father – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/victory-for-family-denied-cancer-claim-payout-for-father-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/victory-for-family-denied-cancer-claim-payout-for-father-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:52:19 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83251 “The family of a man who died of cancer but whose life insurance payout was refused on the grounds that he failed to disclose pins and needles have won their fight against Friends Life, after the financial ombudsman ruled that the insurer was wrong to cancel his policy.”

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The Guardian, 26th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/victory-for-family-denied-cancer-claim-payout-for-father-the-guardian/feed/ 0 UK security breach study should prompt retailers to consider cyber insurance, expert says – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/uk-security-breach-study-should-prompt-retailers-to-consider-cyber-insurance-expert-says-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/uk-security-breach-study-should-prompt-retailers-to-consider-cyber-insurance-expert-says-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:23:08 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83202 “Small and medium-sized online retailers can benefit from a ‘network of experts’ at “discounted rates” by taking out cyber liability or data breach insurance policies, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/uk-security-breach-study-should-prompt-retailers-to-consider-cyber-insurance-expert-says-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Fraudulent claims – The net continues to close – Hardwicke Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/fraudulent-claims-the-net-continues-to-close-hardwicke-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/fraudulent-claims-the-net-continues-to-close-hardwicke-chambers/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:53:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83182 “It seems that the courts – and in particular Central London Court – are taking an increasingly intolerant approach to fraudulent and exaggerated claims, and are visiting the consequences of such claims on the solicitors, as well as the unsuccessful claimant.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 18th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/fraudulent-claims-the-net-continues-to-close-hardwicke-chambers/feed/ 0 Cold-call company ordered to pay £1,000 to man called 90 times in two months – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/cold-call-company-ordered-to-pay-1000-to-man-called-90-times-in-two-months-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/cold-call-company-ordered-to-pay-1000-to-man-called-90-times-in-two-months-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:11:28 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82961 “A cold-call company has been ordered to pay a father £1,000 after it rang him more than 90 times in just two months asking if he wanted to reclaim mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/cold-call-company-ordered-to-pay-1000-to-man-called-90-times-in-two-months-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Couple jailed for £900,000 car insurance fraud – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/couple-jailed-for-900000-car-insurance-fraud-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/couple-jailed-for-900000-car-insurance-fraud-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:00:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82954 “A couple who carried out a fraudulent insurance scheme worth £900,000 used the money to put one of their children through a top public school.”

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Daily Telegraph,

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/couple-jailed-for-900000-car-insurance-fraud-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 New regulatory regime in place in financial services sector – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-regulatory-regime-in-place-in-financial-services-sector-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-regulatory-regime-in-place-in-financial-services-sector-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:09:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82825 “A new system of regulation will oversee businesses in the financial services sector after reforms to the previous regime took effect on Monday.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-regulatory-regime-in-place-in-financial-services-sector-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Financial Conduct Authority may ban harmful products – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/financial-conduct-authority-may-ban-harmful-products-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/financial-conduct-authority-may-ban-harmful-products-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:16:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82640 “Britain’s new financial watchdog has pledged to clean up the financial services sector by using new powers to suspend or ban products if they appear harmful to consumers.”

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The Guardian, 25th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/financial-conduct-authority-may-ban-harmful-products-the-guardian/feed/ 0 ‘Cash-for-crash’ scam in Durham ‘put car insurance up by £100′ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/cash-for-crash-scam-in-durham-put-car-insurance-up-by-100-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/cash-for-crash-scam-in-durham-put-car-insurance-up-by-100-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:11:45 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82503 “A ‘crash-for-cash’ scam run by a 60-strong gang swindled so much money car insurance firms raised bills of people in the area by about £100 a year. The fraud in County Durham involved faking accidents and making false whiplash compensation claims. The 60 either admitted or were found guilty during hearings held at Newcastle Crown Court since last March.”

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BBC News, 18th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/cash-for-crash-scam-in-durham-put-car-insurance-up-by-100-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Car insurance: MPs to investigate impact of whiplash claims – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/car-insurance-mps-to-investigate-impact-of-whiplash-claims-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/car-insurance-mps-to-investigate-impact-of-whiplash-claims-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:49:11 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82419 “MPs are to investigate the extent to which claims for whiplash injuries are
pushing up the cost of car insurance.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/car-insurance-mps-to-investigate-impact-of-whiplash-claims-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Jackson and the occupational hazards of commoditised litigation: a practical view from the Bar – Littleton Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/jackson-and-the-occupational-hazards-of-commoditised-litigation-a-practical-view-from-the-bar-littleton-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/jackson-and-the-occupational-hazards-of-commoditised-litigation-a-practical-view-from-the-bar-littleton-chambers/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:32:57 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82370 “In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith considers two judgments that illustrate the hazards of the commoditised litigation that will be transformed, for better or worse, by the Jackson  reforms.”

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Littleton Chambers, 6th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/jackson-and-the-occupational-hazards-of-commoditised-litigation-a-practical-view-from-the-bar-littleton-chambers/feed/ 0 MPs launch whiplash enquiry as sparks fly between insurers and claimant lawyers – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/mps-launch-whiplash-enquiry-as-sparks-fly-between-insurers-and-claimant-lawyers-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/mps-launch-whiplash-enquiry-as-sparks-fly-between-insurers-and-claimant-lawyers-litigation-futures/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:36:54 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82283 “MPs on the transport select committee are launching an inquiry into whiplash claims, chairman Louise Ellman revealed yesterday.”

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Litigation Futures, 6th March 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/mps-launch-whiplash-enquiry-as-sparks-fly-between-insurers-and-claimant-lawyers-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 PPI complaints rise ‘unprecedented’, says ombudsman – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ppi-complaints-rise-unprecedented-says-ombudsman-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ppi-complaints-rise-unprecedented-says-ombudsman-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:22:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82223 “The financial ombudsman service is taking on 2,000 new cases a day following payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints, with numbers rising at “unprecedented” rates.”

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BBC News, 4th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ppi-complaints-rise-unprecedented-says-ombudsman-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Pressure mounts on Lloyds boss as bank is fined £4.3m over delayed payment protection insurance redress – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/pressure-mounts-on-lloyds-boss-as-bank-is-fined-4-3m-over-delayed-payment-protection-insurance-redress-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/pressure-mounts-on-lloyds-boss-as-bank-is-fined-4-3m-over-delayed-payment-protection-insurance-redress-the-independent/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:42:04 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81975 “Antonio Horta-Osorio came under more pressure today after Lloyds Banking Group was slammed with a £4.3 million fine for failing to pay compensation quickly enough to tens of thousands customers.”

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The Independent, 19th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/pressure-mounts-on-lloyds-boss-as-bank-is-fined-4-3m-over-delayed-payment-protection-insurance-redress-the-independent/feed/ 0 Sale of personal gene data condemned as ‘unethical and dangerous’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/sale-of-personal-gene-data-condemned-as-unethical-and-dangerous-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/sale-of-personal-gene-data-condemned-as-unethical-and-dangerous-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:04:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81949 “Private firms will soon be able to buy people’s medical and genetic data without their consent and, in certain cases, acquire personal information that might enable them to identify individuals.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/sale-of-personal-gene-data-condemned-as-unethical-and-dangerous-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Supreme Court upholds FSA’s power to regulate extended warranties – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/supreme-court-upholds-fsas-power-to-regulate-extended-warranties-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/supreme-court-upholds-fsas-power-to-regulate-extended-warranties-out-law-com/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:46:50 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81936 “The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was within it rights to close down two unauthorised extended warranty schemes, regardless of whether the cover involved the payment of money to customers, the Supreme Court has confirmed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/supreme-court-upholds-fsas-power-to-regulate-extended-warranties-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Bypassing lawyers would save £1.5bn, insurer claims – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bypassing-lawyers-would-save-1-5bn-insurer-claims-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bypassing-lawyers-would-save-1-5bn-insurer-claims-law-societys-gazette/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:08:06 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81913 “Removing lawyers altogether from the small-claims process would save each motorist an average £60 a year on their car insurance premiums, a major insurer today [14 February] claimed.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 14th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bypassing-lawyers-would-save-1-5bn-insurer-claims-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 In the matter of Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Limited and another (Appellants) v Financial Services Authority (Respondent) – Supreme Court http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-the-matter-of-digital-satellite-warranty-cover-limited-and-another-appellants-v-financial-services-authority-respondent-supreme-court/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-the-matter-of-digital-satellite-warranty-cover-limited-and-another-appellants-v-financial-services-authority-respondent-supreme-court/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:34:37 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81865 In the matter of Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Limited and another (Appellants) v Financial Services Authority (Respondent) [2013] UKSC 7 | UKSC 2012/0003 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 13th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-the-matter-of-digital-satellite-warranty-cover-limited-and-another-appellants-v-financial-services-authority-respondent-supreme-court/feed/ 0 What the Supreme Court’s Prudential ruling means for insurers – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/what-the-supreme-courts-prudential-ruling-means-for-insurers-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/what-the-supreme-courts-prudential-ruling-means-for-insurers-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:58:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81862 “FOCUS: The decision by the Supreme Court last month that legal professional privilege would not apply to advice from non-lawyers confirms how important it is for insurers to maximise the value of legal privilege.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/what-the-supreme-courts-prudential-ruling-means-for-insurers-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Extra measures to tackle PPI claim pests – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/extra-measures-to-tackle-ppi-claim-pests-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/extra-measures-to-tackle-ppi-claim-pests-ministry-of-justice/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:50:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81773 “A specialist team created to crackdown on bad practice in the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims market has helped tackle more than 200 rogue firms and is being strengthened to monitor even more companies.”

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Ministry of Justice, 8th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/extra-measures-to-tackle-ppi-claim-pests-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Insurer wrong to reject law firm’s blanket notification of possible claims, High Court rules – Legal Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/insurer-wrong-to-reject-law-firms-blanket-notification-of-possible-claims-high-court-rules-legal-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/insurer-wrong-to-reject-law-firms-blanket-notification-of-possible-claims-high-court-rules-legal-futures/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:23:09 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81679 “A professional indemnity (PI) insurer was wrong to reject a law firm’s blanket notification of possible claims, the High Court has decided in what is believed to be the first ruling of its kind.”

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Legal Futures, 5th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/insurer-wrong-to-reject-law-firms-blanket-notification-of-possible-claims-high-court-rules-legal-futures/feed/ 0 Regulator begins investigation into annuity market – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/regulator-begins-investigation-into-annuity-market-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/regulator-begins-investigation-into-annuity-market-out-law-com/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:48:58 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81673 “The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is investigating whether consumers are
getting a ‘fair dea’ when purchasing annuities, it has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/regulator-begins-investigation-into-annuity-market-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Milton Keynes Borough Council v Nulty, decd and others – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/milton-keynes-borough-council-v-nulty-decd-and-others-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/milton-keynes-borough-council-v-nulty-decd-and-others-wlr-daily/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:02:58 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81484 Milton Keynes Borough Council v Nulty, decd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 15; [2013] WLR (D) 25

“There was no rule of law that if the only other possible causes of an event were very much less likely than one suggested means of causation, that became the probable cause; the court had to be satisfied on rational and objective grounds that the case for believing that the suggested means of causation occurred was stronger than the case for not so believing.”

WLR Daily, 24th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/milton-keynes-borough-council-v-nulty-decd-and-others-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Motorcyclist on cannabis with 45 traffic convictions who killed pedestrian given 18 months – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/motorcyclist-on-cannabis-with-45-traffic-convictions-who-killed-pedestrian-given-18-months-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/motorcyclist-on-cannabis-with-45-traffic-convictions-who-killed-pedestrian-given-18-months-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:16:44 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81393 “A widow whose husband was killed as he walked home from his local pub is to campaign for a change in the law after a banned driver dubbed ‘an absolute menace on the roads’ was jailed for only 18 months today for causing his death.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/motorcyclist-on-cannabis-with-45-traffic-convictions-who-killed-pedestrian-given-18-months-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Welcome relief? Nationwide v Davisons Solicitors and section 61 of Trustee Act 1925 – Hardwicke Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/welcome-relief-nationwide-v-davisons-solicitors-and-section-61-of-trustee-act-1925-hardwicke-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/welcome-relief-nationwide-v-davisons-solicitors-and-section-61-of-trustee-act-1925-hardwicke-chambers/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:16:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81291 “A topical debate is the extent to which solicitors acting for mortgage lenders (or more precisely, their professional indemnity insurers) should bear the consequences of mortgage fraud.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 10th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/welcome-relief-nationwide-v-davisons-solicitors-and-section-61-of-trustee-act-1925-hardwicke-chambers/feed/ 0 The price of equality? Gender and the assessment of risk – Cloisters http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/the-price-of-equality-gender-and-the-assessment-of-risk-cloisters/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/the-price-of-equality-gender-and-the-assessment-of-risk-cloisters/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:28:40 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81129 “The financial sector will no longer be allowed to use gender as a determining factor in the assessment of risk and therefore the price of premiums and benefits from Friday 21 December 2012.”

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Cloisters, 19th December 2012

Source: www.cloisters.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/the-price-of-equality-gender-and-the-assessment-of-risk-cloisters/feed/ 0 Defamation and privacy claimants will not have to pay other side’s costs, Government confirms – OUT- Law.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/defamation-and-privacy-claimants-will-not-have-to-pay-other-sides-costs-government-confirms-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/defamation-and-privacy-claimants-will-not-have-to-pay-other-sides-costs-government-confirms-out-law-com/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:46:38 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81082 “Members of the public faced with the prospect of bringing a claim for defamation
or breach of privacy against a large media organisation will in the future  be
protected against having to pay the other side’s costs if the case is lost, the
Government has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th December 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/defamation-and-privacy-claimants-will-not-have-to-pay-other-sides-costs-government-confirms-out-law-com/feed/ 1 Men set to lose £10,000 in pension rule change – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/men-set-to-lose-10000-in-pension-rule-change-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/men-set-to-lose-10000-in-pension-rule-change-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:16:03 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81005 “Male pensioners will lose up to £10,000 in retirement income due to the
introduction this week of European Court rules banning sex discrimination by
financial firms, a report warns.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/men-set-to-lose-10000-in-pension-rule-change-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Women could pay £500 more for car insurance as EU ruling comes into force – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/women-could-pay-500-more-for-car-insurance-as-eu-ruling-comes-into-force-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/women-could-pay-500-more-for-car-insurance-as-eu-ruling-comes-into-force-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:06:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80958 “Women who take out car or life insurance could find themselves paying as much as £500 more when an EU ruling on gender comes into force on Friday.”

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The Guardian, 17th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/women-could-pay-500-more-for-car-insurance-as-eu-ruling-comes-into-force-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Family sues out-of-hours GP provider and nurse over death liability – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/family-sues-out-of-hours-gp-provider-and-nurse-over-death-liability-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/family-sues-out-of-hours-gp-provider-and-nurse-over-death-liability-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:34:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80951 “The family of a young woman is suing the country’s biggest out-of-hours GP provider and one of its nurses, whose failures meant her fatal condition was not diagnosed, because neither will accept liability in a test case over legal responsibility in a privatised NHS.”

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The Guardian, 17th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/family-sues-out-of-hours-gp-provider-and-nurse-over-death-liability-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Brown-Quinn and another v Equity Syndicate Management Ltd and another – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/brown-quinn-and-another-v-equity-syndicate-management-ltd-and-another-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/brown-quinn-and-another-v-equity-syndicate-management-ltd-and-another-wlr-daily/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:44:33 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80917 Brown-Quinn and another v Equity Syndicate Management Ltd and another: [2012] EWCA Civ 1633; [2012] WLR (D) 377

“A legal expenses insurer could seek to limit the level of costs and expenses payable under an insurance policy in respect of a solicitor’s services for which it was liable to the insured provided that the freedom to choose a lawyer guaranteed by Council Directive 87/344/EEC, as transposed into English law by regulation 6 of the Insurance Companies (Legal Expenses Insurance) Regulations 1990, was not rendered meaningless.”

WLR Daily, 12th December 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/brown-quinn-and-another-v-equity-syndicate-management-ltd-and-another-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Insurers celebrate ruling on BTE non-panel rates – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/insurers-celebrate-ruling-on-bte-non-panel-rates-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/insurers-celebrate-ruling-on-bte-non-panel-rates-litigation-futures/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:37:25 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80912 “Legal expenses insurers have welcomed this week’s Court of Appeal ruling about the rates they have to pay non-panel firms.”

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Litigation Futures, 14th December 2012

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/insurers-celebrate-ruling-on-bte-non-panel-rates-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Injured feelings: Jackson reforms – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/injured-feelings-jackson-reforms-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/injured-feelings-jackson-reforms-law-societys-gazette/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:09:57 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80871 “Controversy still rages over whether the Jackson reforms are a coherent set of proposals that will rebalance a system where claims and costs are out of control, or if they represent an assault on access to justice for people whom ‘no win, no fee’ represents the only hope of redress for a wrong inflicted on them.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 13th December 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/injured-feelings-jackson-reforms-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Light on Line Ltd v Zumtobel Lighting Ltd [2012] EWHC 3376 (QB); [2012] WLR (D) 373 http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/light-on-line-ltd-v-zumtobel-lighting-ltd-2012-ewhc-3376-qb-2012-wlr-d-373/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/light-on-line-ltd-v-zumtobel-lighting-ltd-2012-ewhc-3376-qb-2012-wlr-d-373/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:51:56 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80869 Light on Line Ltd v Zumtobel Lighting Ltd [2012] EWHC 3376 (QB); [2012] WLR (D) 373

“Service of a redacted insurance certificate as proof of “the amount of the premium paid or payable” in a claim for an additional liability on a detailed assessment of costs was sufficient to comply with paragraph 32.5(2)(c) of the Costs Practice Direction supplementing CPR Pts 43–48.”

WLR Daily, 29th November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/light-on-line-ltd-v-zumtobel-lighting-ltd-2012-ewhc-3376-qb-2012-wlr-d-373/feed/ 0 ASA reprimands PPI text message firm – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/asa-reprimands-ppi-text-message-firm-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/asa-reprimands-ppi-text-message-firm-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:24:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80859 “Complaints about a company based in India which sent text messages about reclaiming payment protection insurance (PPI) and compensation for accidents have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).”

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The Guardian, 12th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/asa-reprimands-ppi-text-message-firm-the-guardian/feed/ 0 High Court overturns ruling striking out £60,000 ATE premium for redacted insurance certificate – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/high-court-overturns-ruling-striking-out-60000-ate-premium-for-redacted-insurance-certificate-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/high-court-overturns-ruling-striking-out-60000-ate-premium-for-redacted-insurance-certificate-litigation-futures/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:29:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80745 “The High Court has overturned a cost judge’s ruling that a redacted after-the-event (ATE) insurance certificate did not comply with the Costs Practice Direction (CPD) because it did not show what premiums would have been payable had the case concluded earlier than it did.”

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Litigation Futures, 6th December 2012

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/high-court-overturns-ruling-striking-out-60000-ate-premium-for-redacted-insurance-certificate-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherung AG and others v Samskip GmbH – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/gothaer-allgemeine-versicherung-ag-and-others-v-samskip-gmbh-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/gothaer-allgemeine-versicherung-ag-and-others-v-samskip-gmbh-wlr-daily/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:47:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80395 Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherung AG and others v Samskip GmbH (Case C-456/11); [2012] WLR (D) 329

“On the proper interpretation of articles 32 and 33 of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001 L 12, p 1), the court of a member state in which recognition was sought of a judgment by which a court of another member state had declined jurisdiction on the basis of a jurisdiction clause was bound by the finding—declaring the action inadmissible—regarding the validity of that judgment.”

WLR Daily, 15th November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/gothaer-allgemeine-versicherung-ag-and-others-v-samskip-gmbh-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 CPP faces £33.4m bill for fines and compensation after FSA investigation – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/cpp-faces-33-4m-bill-for-fines-and-compensation-after-fsa-investigation-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/cpp-faces-33-4m-bill-for-fines-and-compensation-after-fsa-investigation-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:23:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80263 “The identity theft and credit card insurance company CPP faces a £33.4m bill to pay fines and compensation to customers following the conclusion of a long-running investigation by the Financial Services Authority.”

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The Guardian, 15th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/cpp-faces-33-4m-bill-for-fines-and-compensation-after-fsa-investigation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Injured workers face tougher battle for compensation under government plans – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/injured-workers-face-tougher-battle-for-compensation-under-government-plans-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/injured-workers-face-tougher-battle-for-compensation-under-government-plans-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:21:39 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80129 “Personal injury lawyer says bill making workers prove company negligence favours insurance industry at expense of taxpayer.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/injured-workers-face-tougher-battle-for-compensation-under-government-plans-the-guardian/feed/ 0 More on more on damages – NearlyLegal http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/more-on-more-on-damages-nearlylegal/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/more-on-more-on-damages-nearlylegal/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:51:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79534 “As you may know, the original Court of Appeal decision in Simmons v Castle on the 10% uplift in general damages was revisited after representations by the ABI and APIL.”

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NearlyLegal, 11th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/more-on-more-on-damages-nearlylegal/feed/ 0 Gore v Stannard (trading as Wyvern Tyres) – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/gore-v-stannard-trading-as-wyvern-tyres-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/gore-v-stannard-trading-as-wyvern-tyres-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:21:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79528 Gore v Stannard (trading as Wyvern Tyres) [2012] EWCA Civ 1248; [2012] WLR (D) 266

“Where a party brought a claim relying on the strict liability rule under Rylands v Fletcher (1868) LR 3 HL 330, the claim being founded on an outbreak of fire said to be caused by another party having brought a ‘thing’ on to his land which then ‘escaped’, close attention would have to be given to the precise ‘thing’ which was said to have ‘escaped’ when analysing whether the principles relied on in fact applied. It remained a moot point whether there was any room for the classic principles to be reformulated in fire cases.”

WLR Daily, 4th October 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/gore-v-stannard-trading-as-wyvern-tyres-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 CoA finds for insurers on damages uplift – Law Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/coa-finds-for-insurers-on-damages-uplift-law-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/coa-finds-for-insurers-on-damages-uplift-law-gazette/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:31:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79517 “The Court of Appeal has ruled that a 10% uplift on general damages will not apply to cases begun before 1 April on a conditional fee agreement (CFA).”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 10th October 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/coa-finds-for-insurers-on-damages-uplift-law-gazette/feed/ 0 Car insurance industry to face Competition Commission investigation – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/car-insurance-industry-to-face-competition-commission-investigation-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/car-insurance-industry-to-face-competition-commission-investigation-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:34:13 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79283 “Britain’s private motor insurance market has been referred to the Competition Commission to investigate whether drivers are being hit with artificially high car hire and repair charges.”

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The Guardian, 28th September 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/car-insurance-industry-to-face-competition-commission-investigation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Leicester kebab shop fire pair jailed for manslaughter – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/leicester-kebab-shop-fire-pair-jailed-for-manslaughter-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/leicester-kebab-shop-fire-pair-jailed-for-manslaughter-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:23:42 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79264 “A man and a woman from Birmingham have been found guilty of manslaughter after a 40-year-old Leicester man died following an explosion at a kebab shop.”

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BBC News, 26th September 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/leicester-kebab-shop-fire-pair-jailed-for-manslaughter-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Man wins house fire legal battle – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/man-wins-house-fire-legal-battle-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/man-wins-house-fire-legal-battle-the-independent/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:43:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=78922 “A man has won a legal battle over an insurance company’s refusal to pay up for a fire it claimed was deliberately started by his partner.”

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The Independent, 17th September 2012

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