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Legal Focus: Material contribution test applies to causation of indivisible diseases
UK Court of Appeal has attempted to bring clarity to the notoriously slippery legal concept of material contribution
Legal Focus: Insurers should make the most of homegrown talent
The new Solicitors’ Qualifying Examination provides an alternative route to qualification for people already working in insurance firms
Legal Focus: The Israel-Gaza conflict and international law jurisprudence from the insurance market
Insurance industry jurisprudence has contributed significantly to solid international law principles that are desperately needed right now
Legal Focus: UK government thinking ahead on autonomous driving
The Automated Vehicles Bill represents a significant step towards establishing a legal framework that clarifies the responsibilities and liabilities associated with autonomous vehicles
Legal Focus: Resolving client money issues in M&A deals
Client money issues arise in at least three-quarters of mergers and acquisitions transactions involving insurance intermediaries
Legal Focus: Court of Appeal crystal clear on assignment to insurers
Decision should allay insurers’ concerns as to the effect of prohibitions against assignment or transfer to a transfer of rights to an insurer
Legal Focus: No place for nervous shock in most clinical negligence claims
Supreme Court brings clarity to a contentious area of law that many feared had genuine potential to open the floodgates to a whole new class of litigants
Legal Focus: Insurers have limited time to respond to Martyn's law consultation
The widening gap between standard- and enhanced-tier premises as defined by the bill could affect insurers
Legal Focus: Smart medical devices and digital health apps have implications for insurers
The development of wearables and AI-enabled devices can improve patient outcomes but create new risks for healthcare professionals and device manufacturers
Legal Focus: Massive investment in AI means plenty of change ahead
AI technologies present many opportunities to bring rapid advances to the insurance sector, addressing evolving customer needs and increasing efficiency
Legal Focus: Companies and their insurers face a diversity of regulatory challenges this year
Forthcoming regulatory changes in the UK and EU are set to increase the compliance burden for companies and increase risks for D&O insurers
Legal Focus: Employer's liability for transgressive behaviour in the workplace in the Netherlands
Insurers may see more liability claims stemming from the workplace
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