City watchdogs investigate financial age discrimination – Daily Telegraph
‘The FCA may for the first time create special rules to protect the interests of the elderly.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: insurance
Su-su-subrogation – Nearly Legal
‘Ms Golvina had rented a cottage from Ms Fresca-Judd. The rent was some £2,800 per month. Ms Golvina was away from the cottage over the Christmas period in 2010 and while she was away, the pipes froze and then burst during a cold snap. The cottage was flooded and the damage caused allegedly amounted to some £128,089.71.’
Nearly Legal, 16th February 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Driver who used Bond-style smokescreen to escape police chase avoids jail – Daily Telegraph
‘A speeding driver who deployed a James Bond-style smokescreen device in a bid to shake off police has been spared jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 17 February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Further shots fired in the long-running battle between credit hire companies and insurers… Zenith PI Blog
‘Credit hire litigation is rife with technical arguments which have been accused of being “layers of artificiality” (by Judge Mackie in W v Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Plc [2011] EWHC 2020 (QB), [2012] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 667).’
Zenith PI Blog, 8th February 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Cash for crash’: 81 sentenced in fake car accidents scam – The Guardian
‘Garage in south Wales faked accidents in its yards so that bogus insurance and compensation claims totalling £750,000 could be made.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ee Turpi Causa and the MIB – Zenith PI Blog
‘Smith appealed against the decision of the MIB not to meet his personal injury claim when it was discovered that the First Defendant was an uninsured driver.’
Zenith PI Blog, 20th January 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Gordon-Saker: Newspaper’s rights not breached by success fees and ATE recovery – Litigation Futures
‘A newspaper’s right to free expression under article 10 of the European Convention was not breached by being ordered to pay success fees and after-the-event (ATE) insurance premiums, Master Gordon-Saker has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 19th January 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Crash for cash: Five more guilty over insurance scam – BBC News
‘Five people have been found guilty over the biggest car insurance fraud investigation in the UK. They were convicted of making six insurance claims worth £144,000 between 2009 and 2011. Two were found not guilty.’
BBC News, 17th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal rules third-party capture insurer still has to pay solicitors’ costs – Litigation Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has made a major strike against the practice of third-party capture by ordering an insurance company that settled personal injury claims directly with the clients of a law firm to pay the solicitors the costs they would have earned.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Are firms discriminating against you because of age? Here’s how to check – Daily Telegraph
‘We look at how the ombudsman deals with complaints about age discrimination.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
FCA launches investigation into insurance companies which ‘snoop’ on customers – Daily Telegraph
‘The regulatory body said insurers are going to great lengths to harvest personal data.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IPs hit back at Jackson: ending LASPO exemption would create ‘windfall’ for third-party funders – Litigation Futures
‘Abolishing the exemption from LASPO for insolvency cases would create a “windfall” for third-party funders, insolvency trade body R3 has argued.’
Litigation Futures, 29th October 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Insurance surgery: Out for the count – New Law Journal
‘Bridget Tatham follows the rise & risk of public sector outsourcing.’
New Law Journal, 26th October 2015
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Criminals may be behind TalkTalk’s cyber breach, but it can still be penalised by regulators – Technology Law Update
‘The revelations emerging about a major cyber attack on telecoms and broadband supplier TalkTalk are every CIO’s worst nightmare. But hard-working companies that are doing their best to stay ahead of the hackers shouldn’t be criticised, should they?’
Technology Law Update, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Legal threat in Shropshire baby ashes scandal – BBC News
‘Lawyers representing families in the baby ashes scandal have said they are to take legal action against Shropshire Council.’
BBC News, 26th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Insurance Act 2015: changes to conditions precedent – OUT-LAW.com
‘From next year, insurers will not be able refuse policyholder claims on the grounds that they breached an irrelevant term in their policy.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
CA rejects law firm’s bid to reverse relief granted over funding notice failure – Litigation Futures
‘Mishcon de Reya has failed in its bid to overturn the grant of relief from sanctions made in favour of claimants who are suing the London law firm for professional negligence but failed to serve their funding notice in time.’
Litigation Futures, 13th October 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
£4m payout for man who suffered brain damage in crash – The Guardian
‘A man in his 20s who suffered severe brain damage in a car crash when he was a teenager is to get more than £4m compensation, lawyers say.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
