Insurance / reinsurance

Now that the dust has settled on Guide Dogs for the Blind v Box, Alexander Learmonth QC explains why it is good news for both consumers & solicitors

The long-term future of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) will be discussed next week at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Board, followed by a consultation if necessary

Lucie Clinch provides a guide to the Law Commissions’ report on automated vehicles and next steps for road traffic law

The Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) could be granted a 12-month reprieve, following a robust response to a consultation on its future

Are increasing professional indemnity insurance premiums posing a threat to small law firms? Veronica Cowan investigates

Professional indemnity premiums are increasing (by an average of 30% for small and medium sized firms according to the LexisNexis Bellwether Report 2021), but how serious is the threat, and is it really fuelling an exodus of solicitors from private practice and into the arms of larger firms? Barrister and journalist Veronica Cowan investigates, in this week’s NLJ.

A joint report on the safe introduction of self-driving vehicles has been published by the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission this week

Companies face an increased risk of both class actions and climate change-related litigation, law firm DAC Beachcroft has warned in its 2022 predictions for the global insurance market

Stuart Hardy, the new president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, shares his reflections & predictions on the effect of the pandemic, civil justice reform & Brexit

After the turmoil of the past two years, what do insurers predict for 2022, and what effect will the COVID-19 pandemic have on the market?