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Oxford Farming Conference 2024: is our UK Supply Chain Broken?

4 January 2024

The Oxford Farming Conference 2024 marks its opening today with the launch of its report “Is Our UK Food Supply Chain Broken?”. The Oxford Farming Conference is the leading international conference held in the UK for farming and agribusiness. The report is written by Ged Futter, who has three decades of experience in the sector...

Introduction of Failure to Prevent Fraud as Corporate Criminal Offence The end of October saw seismic changes to the UK’s...

Changes to UK Corporate Criminality Liability

22 November 2023

Introduction of Failure to Prevent Fraud as Corporate Criminal Offence The end of October saw seismic changes to the UK’s...

HF Scotland and Zurich have secured a significant judgment in which a specialist Sheriff in the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury...

Court Orders U-Turn on One Way Costs Shift

31 October 2023

HF Scotland and Zurich have secured a significant judgment in which a specialist Sheriff in the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury...

For almost 30 years, the Occupiers’ Liability Act, 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) has represented the settled statutory position in Ireland...

Update to Ireland’s Occupiers’ Liability Law

24 August 2023

For almost 30 years, the Occupiers’ Liability Act, 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) has represented the settled statutory position in Ireland...

Each year, the GCA surveys thousands of suppliers on their awareness of the Code and on any Code issues they...

GCA Publishes 2023 Annual Survey Results

3 July 2023

Each year, the GCA surveys thousands of suppliers on their awareness of the Code and on any Code issues they...

The emergence of e-scooters as a popular mode of transportation prompted the Government in 2020 to implement trials to assess...

E-scooters – Current Status and Practical Guidance for Handling “Motor” Claims

14 June 2023

The emergence of e-scooters as a popular mode of transportation prompted the Government in 2020 to implement trials to assess...

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has now published drafts of the amended Civil Procedure Rules to implement the extension of...

Draft Rules for the FRC Extension have now been published

24 April 2023

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has now published drafts of the amended Civil Procedure Rules to implement the extension of...

Key new legislation means commercial landlords may be committing an offence, and could be fined up to £150,000 if they...

Commercial Landlords Beware – your EPC rating could mean you are committing an offence

12 April 2023

Key new legislation means commercial landlords may be committing an offence, and could be fined up to £150,000 if they...

After a flurry of activity in 2022, the march towards fully automated self-driving seems to have stalled somewhat in 2023....

The Rise of Automated Driving Features and the Impact on Motor Claims

21 March 2023

After a flurry of activity in 2022, the march towards fully automated self-driving seems to have stalled somewhat in 2023....

Despite the suggestion in 2022 that housing cases may be part of the extension to fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime,...

Housing Disrepair Claims Insulated for Another Two Years

22 February 2023

Despite the suggestion in 2022 that housing cases may be part of the extension to fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime,...

Over 400 attendees joined a live broadcast of our HFTV roundtable event focused on the Court of Appeal mixed injury...

Mixed Injury Claims – The Discussion Continues

21 February 2023

Over 400 attendees joined a live broadcast of our HFTV roundtable event focused on the Court of Appeal mixed injury...