Our National 3 Peaks Challenge is almost upon us! The team will be leaving tomorrow morning (3rd June) at 9:00am to head up to Fort William for an overnight stay, this should take us approx. 6 hours. Making sure we don’t get tempted to have a pint on arrival, it will be a quiet night …
A class action lawsuit in the US over allegations that Chinese-imported drywall caused considerable home damage has now gathered as many as 152 claimants in three Homestead neighbourhoods, whilst the number of complaints to the Consumer Product Safety Commission over the product nationwide has reached approximately 3,300. The case has only recently been granted class …
As expected, search engine company Google have been sued over their controversial new Google Books service. The first lawsuit comes from Chinese author Mian Mian, who filed a copyright infringement lawsuit over the reproduction of her provocative novel Acid Lover on Google Books. Mian Mian is demanding 60,000 yuan from Google’s already-beleaguered team, as well …
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), all businesses employing staff must have a basic level of employer liability cover in place. This is in case of legal action over personal injury, bullying and harassment, excessive workload or any other issues experienced by employees whilst at work. Whilst a basic level of professional insurance …
In the latest high-profile case in the US, a charity in California is facing a lawsuit and possible closure over allegations that they misappropriated nearly $3 million of funds meant for charitable projects in the community. The lawsuit against Monterey County AIDS Project (MCAP) has been filed by Attorney General Jerry Brown, who aims to …
The London branch of Bank of New York Mellon is currently embroiled in a lawsuit filed by a high-level employee, who claims he was overworked by the company. James Lazarus, the former head of the BNY Mellon Corporations’ London executive office, alleges a number of serious complaints against the company. These include excessive workload, bullying …
Following a high-profile campaign by the Financial Services Authority (FSA)– an independent regulator of UK finance – to clean up the industry, hedge fund managers are becoming increasingly anxious that even the smallest mistakes and irregularities could cause hefty fines to be issued and legal complaints filed against them. Although hedge fund manager’s professional indemnity …
When arranging your Professional Indemnity Insurance it is important to understand that there are two fundamental ways in which the cover can be arranged. This can be crucial when you are faced with a large or multiple claims. The two ways of arranging the cover are; Aggregate basis and Any One Claim basis. As you …
A young mechanic from Surrey has crashed and severely damaged a Ferrari worth around £200,000 when taking it out on the road as part of its MOT test. The mechanic – who has not been named in the local press – was driving the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti supercar on a dual carriageway when the incident …