Insurance Law

Health and safety regulations - changes to civil liability
Management of Health and Safety at Work and Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees)(Amendment) Regulations (legislation expected 1 October 2005) The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) i... | briefing | 10 May 2005 12:00AM

Directors’ indemnities: the new regime
The reform of section 310 of the Companies Act will relax the restrictions on companies’ powers to protect their directors from liability – but there is some tightening of the regime, too. Simo... | briefing | 7 Feb 2005 8:29AM

Employer fined
An employer has been fined £11,500 after he was found guilty of not having adequate insurance coverage for his young trainees. Originally both Andrew Richardson and his company, Company Sou... | case | 17 Nov 2006 12:00AM

Fined for not having employers' liability insurance
Companies are being warned that failure to insure their employees against liabilities for accidents and death while at work, will not go unpunished. The warning follows a case in which business o... | case | 15 Nov 2006 12:00AM

Source code loss: insurance exclusions did not apply
A UK company that lost critical source code after it had the misfortune to be hit by both a computer virus and a burglary can recover its losses after an Appeals Court ruled that exclusions in the ... | case | 5 Aug 2005 12:00AM

Legalised ignorance? – the threat of health and safety legislative change
Introduction“Legalised ignorance" was the description by Stephen Hepburn MP of the alleged state of knowledge of health and safety matters in UK boardrooms when introducing his Health and Safety ... | case | 10 Mar 2005 12:00AM

Assaulted fireman wins case against contractor, nightclub and insurer
In a case which has serious implications for temporary workers and companies employing them, Cloisters joint head of chambers, Brian Langstaff QC, has helped Mr Hawley, who was seriously injured by... | case | 11 Feb 2005 12:00AM

Insurance
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Workplace Law launches new CIPD professional training courses
Workplace Law Training has launched two new CIPD courses for HR and Personnel professionals. These new qualifications add to Workplace Law’s portfolio of accredited training courses and offer... | network news | 18 Jan 2007 12:00AM

Spring 2005 Employment Law Update Special Report now available
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the brand-new Employment Law Update: Special Report, Spring 2005 Edition which provides comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative guidance to new and forthco... | network news | 17 May 2005 12:00AM

Staff bringing claims could be "biggest risk" to businesses
Staff bringing Employment Tribunal claims against a company could be the biggest risk it will face, a business insurance company has warned.  According to Hiscox, nearly tw... | news | 5 Mar 2008 12:16PM

UK companies failing to insure staff working abroad
Roughly one in ten UK-based companies fail to insure their employees and other critical company assets when they are deployed abroad, according to new research.The research, carried out by security... | news | 21 Jan 2008 1:45PM

Corporate manslaughter 'could cost businesses £21.2m'
The new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, due to come into force in three months, could potentially cost businesses £21.2m in legal bills should they fail to comply. This war... | news | 4 Jan 2008 1:38PM

‘Designing out’ fire could save
Insurers have called for changes to be made to the Building Regulations to include a "fire safety management standard" at the design stage. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) cla... | news | 1 Dec 2005 12:00AM

A quarter of businesses may have inadequate security alarms
A quarter of UK businesses may have inappropriate security alarm systems, according to Norwich Union Risk Services (NURS). Out of 1,500 businesses visited by NURS advisers that had security sys... | news | 15 Jun 2007 12:00AM

Workplace Law Handbook 2008
Over 850 pages of updated practical information in an easy to read A-Z format A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safety and premises manageme... | product

9th Annual Facilities Management Legal Update Conference and Dinner
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Workplace Law Handbook 2007
Over 700 pages of updated practical information for workplace managers in an easy to read A-Z format A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safet... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2005
Every business in the UK should own a copy of this essential publication! The Workplace Law Handbook 2005 is a complete A-Z guide to everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health... | product