Paul Postle, the photographer behind some of British band Blur’s most iconic images is reportedly suing record company EMI after a collection of his photos were accidentally thrown away by cleaners. To add insult to injury for Mr Postle, EMI apparently took six years to inform him of the mistake. Postle, who is based in …
Supermarket company Asda is reportedly facing legal action over a customer’s claims that she found a dead frog in a bottle of wine. Isolde Beesley claims that on Boxing Day 2009, whilst pouring a glass of Moscatel de Valencia (a white dessert wine from Spain, costing £3.58) she bought from Asda three days earlier, a …
Unlike other types of professional insurance where cover is optional and dependant on the needs of the business, employers’ liability insurance is required by law. So, if you have employees, you are legally required to have at least a minimum level of liability cover. Protecting Your Employees The reason this insurance cover is compulsory is …
Rockstar Games has won its legal battle, and substantial damages, from the publishers of the Daily Star after the newspaper printed reports that the game makers were planning to release a new game based on the hunt for crazed gunman Raoul Moat. The controversial claim was made in the Daily Star this summer, where it …
A chicken factory in Thetford, Norfolk, has been fined more than £8,000 after an employee trapped his hand in machinery and lost the skin on the back of his hand. The worker trapped a glove in a machine designed to de-skin chicken carcasses and subsequently lost all the skin between his knuckles and his wrist …
The central bank of Norway, Norges Bank, is reportedly suing the New York-based financial company Citigroup for over $835 million over claims that they were mis-advised on the state of Citigroup’s finances. In the lawsuit, Norges Bank says that they bought shares and stocks in Citigroup in the period January 2009 – January 2010. The …
We’ve been asked many times about the difference between Public Liability insurance and Professional Indemnity insurance so hopefully this brief article will assist if you have a similar query. Public Liability insurance covers you if you cause injury or damage to a third party or their property. This could be for example, a customer trips …
In response to a lawsuit filed in the US in 2009, consumer electronics giant Apple is suing Nokia for copyright infringement in relation to up to nine smartphone technology patents. Nokia originally sued Apple for patent infringement back in October 2009 in the US, claiming that both the iPad and the iPhone infringed on ten …
If you’re running a business then you need to have professional liability insurance. With a multitude of risks facing you it can be difficult to decide exactly what cover you need but without liability cover you leave your business open to claims from both employees and members of the public. Professional Liability insurance is a …