The owner of a car wash in Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex has been fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after it emerged that he had no employers’ liability insurance cover in place. HSE inspectors visited the Blue Flag Hand Car Wash in Essex back in October 2009, reporting back that the owner, Bledar Shtylaa, …
Most professional indemnity insurance policies are designed to protect businesses from the crippling costs of legal disputes and compensation claims. Generally included in these policies is cover for negligence, but what exactly does this mean and how far does it extend? In the context of professional indemnity, negligence constitutes actions made by a party delivering …
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 …
Collapsed financial services firm Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LBHI) – once the fourth largest investment bank in the US – has filed a lawsuit against Wall Street giant JPMorgan alleging that the company caused unnecessary difficulties during LBHI’s bankruptcy. It is also alleged that as part of this, JPMorgan persuaded LBHI to grant them access …
As an accountancy firm, you may have been worried about the many stories in the press recently of lawsuits involving accountants, auditors and other financial businesses. The recession and subsequent collapse of many major banks seems to have opened the door to a multitude of legal disputes and claims for compensation, and it doesn’t look …
The organisers of the T in the Park festival have put in a request to the local authorities to increase the capacity of their popular summer event from 25,000 to 30,000. Perth and Kinross Council are now considering the proposal, although they have said that approval will depend on the organiser’s event insurance policy. T …
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 …