As medical practitioners treating sports related injuries, understanding the legal and insurance landscape is crucial for complete athlete care and professional protection.

The decision last year in H L B Kidsons-v-Lloyd's Underwriters and Others, made unhappy reading for policyholders and imposed a very strict approach to complying with notification provisions in 'claims made' PI policies.

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (the Act, also known as Martyn's Law), has received Royal Assent and will come into force in April 2027. It is named to commemorate Martyn Hett...

Most professional indemnity (PI) insurance policies contain a ‘condition precedent’ clause prohibiting policyholders from admitting liability or making any offer in respect of any claim or possible claim.

IFA group, Thinc, was last week landed with a whopping £900,000 fine from the FSA for a raft of sub-prime mortgage advisory failures.

In R (on the application of SAG) v the Governing Body of Winchmore School, a 14-year-old pupil faced permanent exclusion after entering a teacher's hotel room without permission during a school skiing trip.

Following the High Court sanction of the River Island Restructuring Plan (RP) and the recent outcome of the Poundland RP, the use of RPs shows no sign of slowing down.

In the early 1990’s the last recession saw a flurry of cases on whether, on a business lease renewal, a rent review should be both upwards and downwards.

Britain's electricity grid faces unprecedented demand. With approximately 750 gigawatts queued for connection across the energy sector, UK data centre developers confront a dual challenge.

The Irish government is currently considering the merits of the Public Health (Restriction on Sale of Stimulant Drinks to Children) Bill 2025 (the "Bill"), which aims to ban the sale of high-caffeinated drinks to individuals under 18 years of age.

As schools navigate the immediate pressures of 2025/26, several major legal and policy changes are already taking shape that will fundamentally reshape how schools operate from 2026/27 onwards. From the most significant employment law reforms in a generation to new AI regulations and the introduction of MAT-level Ofsted inspections, early preparation will be essential for school leaders who want to stay ahead of these transformative changes.

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, more commonly known as Martyn's Law, came into force on 3 April 2025.

Professional liability specialists at law firm Browne Jacobson are predicting a shortage of credible expert witnesses to defend against the raft of claims expected next year as the credit squeeze continues to affect financial and property markets in the UK.

A groundbreaking peer-reviewed study has revealed that 98% of personal care and cleaning products contain unlabelled chemicals, with 85% harboring substances linked to serious health hazards including cancer, infertility, and neurological disease. Major brands making claims like "phthalate-free" and "100% natural" were found to contain the very chemicals they claimed to exclude, raising urgent questions about product safety, regulatory oversight, and the massive insurance implications spanning product liabi

In the current economic climate, more businesses are realising that a well managed IP portfolio can be a valuable means of leveraging value, in particular, IP can be used as security for loans.

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act introduced a new information sharing duty, commencing on 30 September 2026. Statutory guidance published on 10 September 2026 sets out what practitioners should share, and when, for the purposes of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

US medical malpractice data reveals emerging healthcare liability trends that consistently appear in America before reaching the UK, offering insurers and indemnifiers critical early warning signals. With the gap between US and UK trends narrowing, particularly in areas like aesthetics and GLP-1 weight-loss medications, understanding these patterns becomes essential for identifying and managing risks before they mature into significant liability exposures.

From 27 November 2025, charity trustees will gain new statutory powers to make small ex-gratia payments without prior Charity Commission authorisation.

Proceedings have been issued by Land Energy Girvan Ltd (Land Energy) against Aspen Insurance UK Ltd (Aspen) which considers the interpretation of exclusion clauses within property and BI policies.

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