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As practitioners and insurers dealing with claims relating to sexual abuse, in particular sexual abuse of children, consider IICSA’s...

In our blog on 21 October 2022 we looked at the broad outline of the redress scheme recommended by IICSA for England and Wales in its...

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Companies (the "Guidelines”) set standards for responsible corporate conduct. Although non-binding,...

There were three investigations within the IICSA that focused on Local Authorities. The first was Cambridge House, Knowl View and...

In the United Kingdom, the protection of biodiversity is embedded in a range of legal instruments, including the recently enacted...

It comes as no surprise that in its final report IICSA has recommended changes to the current limitation legislation. Should the...

IICSA has as expected in many quarters, and in line with the approach in neighbouring jurisdictions, recommended the establishment of a...

Introduction On Thursday, 19 October 2022, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (“FSCA”) issued General Notice 1350 of 2022 (“the...

Recent figures show that Covid-19 is on the rise again – last week one in 50 persons in the UK were thought to have Covid-19 (an increase...

On 5 October 2022, Scottish Government published further information on the Scottish in-care redress scheme relating to an August 2022...

Does issuing an apology constitute an acceptance of liability in Australia? And what is the position in England & Wales and in Scotland?...

The sum of $500,000 in general damages has been awarded in the case of Haynes, by her tutor Karen Lindley v Haynes [2022] NSWSC 581. This...