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 …
The US singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly being sued for $100 million by a video game company which allegedly claims that she breached contract and ruined its business. The former Destiny’s Child frontwoman apparently made a lucrative agreement with Gate Five LLC in June last year. The deal involved the production of a game called …
The breaking news this week is that Sony’s Playstation Network has been hacked and user data may have been stolen. In response to the crisis, Sony has confirmed that it will be contacting as many as 70 million users of the Network, which provides online film and music streaming as well as video gaming services. …
The former landlord of the murdered landscape architect Jo Yeates has reportedly filed lawsuits against a string of British newspapers for claims of defamation and breach of privacy. Christopher Jeffries, who was arrested on suspicion of murdering Yeates’ but was later released without charge, is suing a number of publications including the Daily Mail, the …
Southwark Council has been unsuccessful in its bid to claim £2.5 million in damage from computer company IBM after claiming the firm supplied it with faulty software. The council bought the software from IBM in 2007 as part of a framework agreement between the firm and the Treasury. The council claimed that the software supplied …
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has urged the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to consider introducing a more radical approach to the reporting of workplace accidents. The HSE is currently running a consultation on potentially amending the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). RoSPA’s contribution to this is …
Standard home and contents insurance will not cover the landlords of rental properties; it is simply not sufficient for the often high risks involved in letting a property. This is why landlords insurance exists, as a specialist solution to offer landlords complete peace of mind. What does it cover? A standard professional insurance policy for …