Event insurance is often associated with entertainment events such as concerts, gigs, parties, fashion shows and festivals. These events are often expensive to organise and involve a large number of attendees, so the risks that either the event is cancelled, property is damaged or an attendee sustains an injury are ever present. However, these events …
The owner of a farm near the Salisbury town of Ludgershall in Wiltshire has been fined more than £120,000 over the accidental death of a young employee back in 2007. The employee, 21-year-old Edward Pybus, was working on a combine harvester at Chute Farm owned by Velcourt Ltd, when the incident occurred. The grain spout …
The Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is reportedly facing a lawsuit from a marketing company which claims he breached his contract in an endorsement deal. Marketing agency Thane International claims that the actor (most famous for his roles in action films Timecop, Streetfighter and Bloodsport) signed up to endorse the Total Flex home gym system …
The News of the World has reportedly paid the British actress Sienna Miller a total of £100,000 in compensation after bosses admitted liability for claims that journalists hacked into her voicemail messages. Miller, 29, is the first celebrity whose phone has allegedly been hacked to settle her case, and for an unprecedented sum. It is …
Council bosses in the German city of Berlin are reportedly facing copyright infringement lawsuits from as many as twenty-one disgruntled artists after a popular tourist attraction was redecorated. The East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km stretch of the Berlin Wall which formerly separated east and west, is one of the most popular tourist spots in …
The London-based publisher of a pan-Arab newspaper and a couple of its editorial staff have this week been awarded libel damages after allegations made against the publication were found to be defamatory. The lawsuit was launched when Alan Merdini, the editor of kurdistanpost.com, published an article entitled: “In order to publish his diaries Jalal Talabani …
There are many risks facing business owners these days, and not all of them you can predict or prevent against. This is why it is so crucial to have a suitable professional insurance policy to cover every large or small risk that could threaten your business in the future. Office and surgery insurance is a …
The release of upcoming comedy film The Hangover Part II may potentially be delayed as a rather unusual copyright infringement lawsuit has reportedly been filed against studio bosses. Warner Brothers is being sued by S. Victor Whitmill, who is the tattoo artist responsible for boxer Mike Tyson’s distinctive facial inkings. Mr Whitmill claims that he …
Two teenagers who are believed to have organised an unofficial and reportedly uninsured royal wedding party at Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow may now face legal action and a £25,000 clean-up bill. The party was organised on the social networking site Facebook and was attended by almost 6,000 revellers. The event started off peacefully but soon …