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30 Sep 2020
In May 2020 we reported the increase in the bereavement award for fatalities from the 1 May 2020. At that time we highlighted that it did not yet apply to cohabitees, but that change was anticipated. That change will now be brought in with effect from the 6 October 2020, when the Fatal Accident Act…
Insurance
Legal Article
30 Sep 2020
The HSE Construction Health Inspection Initiative - October 2020 The HSE has announced that it will be carrying out its latest construction health inspection initiative this October with health and safety inspectors targeting construction sites across Great Britain. The initiative will run…
Insurance
Legal Article
30 Sep 2020
Mr Walvin, was using his motorised wheelchair on a footpath when he rode over a defective paving slab causing him to fall from the chair. At trial the court concluded that the accident happened as alleged and that the defect was a danger to users of the highway. However, the Sunderland City…
Insurance
Legal Article
30 Sep 2020
Forbes have successfully defended a highways tripping claim on causation grounds. The claim arose as a result of an alleged accident on Christmas Eve 2015. The Claimant's case was that he had been out training with a friend in readiness for the start of his army career in January 2016. He…
Insurance
Legal Article
30 Sep 2020
The Claimant claimed that he was involved in a road traffic accident after 11 pm when he and his two passengers decided to go to McDonald's. On entering the McDonald's carpark, it was alleged that a van driven by an employee of the insured was driven into collision with the claimant's…
Insurance
Legal Article
30 Sep 2020
Forbes acted for Sheffield City Council in the successful defence of a claim on the basis that the claimant was fundamentally dishonest. The Claimant's pleaded case alleged that on 19th October 2016 she was caused to slip down 14 steps in the communal area of the block of flats where she…
Insurance
Legal Article
30 Sep 2020
As many schools have now commenced a period of wider re-opening, following the COVID-19 lockdown and summer break, questions still remain regarding more vulnerable members of staff and whether they should be attending school, where they may be required to mix with hundreds of people on a daily basis…
Education
Legal Article
29 Sep 2020
Following the Prime Ministers announcement on Tuesday 22 September and as of 12am on 28 September 2020, the Government have introduced new Coronavirus regulations, adopting a harsher approach to individual self-isolation and the obligations on an employer to encourage enforcement. The Health…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
28 Sep 2020
Litigation can be uncertain, expensive and time consuming. However, the Courts have a wide range of case management powers, the exercise of which may heavily depend on the actions taken by parties involved in the litigation. Care should be taken when embarking on Court action and it is important to…
Dispute Resolution
Legal Article
25 Sep 2020
The NHS COVID-19 app ('the app') has been released and the UK Government has produced corresponding guidance for leaders and staff in schools and further education colleges in England. The app aims to complement the NHS Test and Trace in England by automating some aspects of the process of…
Education
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