Legal

Interesting Precedent Set in Court Case Evidence

In a precedent-setting judgment, the Court of Appeal has today ruled that the evidence of eyewitnesses and other contemporaneous accounts should take precedence when expert testimony cannot ‘unlock’ a case. Global law firm Clyde & […]

Legal

ARAG Notes Implications of Irregular Hours Judgement

Interesting case summary from ARAG; A Supreme Court judgment with far-reaching implications for staff who work irregular hours was supported by legal expenses insurance. The decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel marks the end of an employment […]

Insurance Brokers

Animal Friends Insurance Launches Charity Appeal

This summer Animal Friends Pet Insurance achieved a huge milestone of One Million live pet policies however, they are not stopping there, they are well on their way to achieve even more ambitious goals in […]

Insurance Brokers

CLS Risk Launches New Planning Refusal Insurance Cover Product

CLS Risk Solutions, a leading MGA for legal indemnity and transactional property risk solutions, has announced a collaboration with Team Partnership to launch an Abortive Planning Costs Product, which promises to be an indispensable policy […]

Fraud

Landmark Appeal Win For Horwich Farrelly in Travel Sickness Claim Case

This judgement makes very interesting reading for everyone in the insurance and legal sectors. No longer can claimants simply `try their luck’ with a bogus sickness claim. By making false statements they leave themselves open […]

Legal

Legal/HR: ARAG Expenses Policy Helps Teacher Win Holiday Pay Claim

A landmark Court of Appeal judgment that has provided much-needed clarity about how holiday pay should be calculated for certain types of worker, was brought using a group legal expenses insurance policy. The original employment […]

Legal

Legal: Another Landmark Insurance Fraud Case Win for Horwich Farrelly

Horwich Farrelly, the leading insurance industry law firm, in conjunction with LV=, one of the UK’s largest car insurers, has successfully appealed a decision of the High Court, who gave a doctor found in contempt […]