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July 16, 2024
Gov't Launches Review Of Personal Injury Compensation Rate
The Labour government has announced a review of the personal injury discount rate in a move that could have a knock-on effect for insurance premiums for motorists.
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July 16, 2024
Donre Advisory Enters Liquidation After FCA Scrutiny
The Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday that Donre Advisory Ltd. has entered liquidation two months after it stopped the inadequately resourced investment adviser from conducting business.
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July 16, 2024
Travel Insurance Complaints At Highest Level Since Pandemic
Complaints about travel insurance reached their highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic last financial year, the Financial Ombudsman Service said Tuesday, with the period seeing a 19% year-on-year surge in the number of grievances raised.
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July 16, 2024
Trade Body Calls For Pensions Bill In King's Speech
A trade association for the largest retirement savings providers in Britain urged the new government on Tuesday to announce a pensions bill during the state opening of Parliament.
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July 23, 2024
Disputes Boutique Hires Fladgate Insolvency Pro As Partner
Alius Law has hired an insolvency and restructuring partner from Fladgate LLP as it looks to build up its financial services practice in London — and the disputes boutique wants to tempt more senior litigators to leave behind the "constraints" of larger firms.
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July 16, 2024
Consumer Complaints Soar About Insurers Delaying Payouts
The Financial Ombudsman Service reported on Tuesday an 18% increase in complaints from consumers about insurance companies for the financial year that ended in March, amid concerns about delays in payouts and claims being declined.
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July 15, 2024
UK Watchdogs Look At Digital Wallet Risks, Benefits
Two U.K. regulators on Monday said they are looking into the benefits and risks of digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal for people and businesses, after noticing "a seismic shift" in payment methods in the country.
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July 15, 2024
Insurers Investing In AI Due To New Accounting Standard
Insurance firms are increasing investments in artificial intelligence and other technologies after implementing a new accounting standard for data reporting, according to a survey by Big Four firm PwC published Monday.
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July 15, 2024
Compensation For Poor Pension Advice Dives To Record Low
Compensation for retirement savers who received poor pension advice to transfer out of their defined benefit plans has hit a record low, a consultancy said Monday.
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July 15, 2024
Labour Gov't Urged To Consult On Green Finance Rules
A trade body for financial institutions has urged the Labour government to consult before imposing extra rules on firms' plans to transition to the green economy to avoid liability risks.
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July 15, 2024
Retail Complaints To EU Cross-Border Investment Firms Soar
The number of complaints from retail clients against investment firms operating across borders within the European Union and its economic area soared to 7,507 in 2023, a 31% increase from the 5,733 complaints recorded the previous year, according to a report on Monday by the bloc's markets watchdog.
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July 15, 2024
BoE's Regulator Prepares Insurers For 2025 Stress Tests
The Bank of England's regulatory arm said Monday that 80% of the country's regulated insurance sector will be covered by the first financial stress test in 2025 after reforms to solvency capital rules were introduced.
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July 12, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen the owner of the Lambretta scooter brand Innocenti SA embroiled in a trademark dispute with a property developer, a clash between two art dealers over a collection of tapestries, Telecom Italia pursue a debt claim against a competing telecommunications company, and performing arts trade union Equity hit a casting directory for charging unfair subscription fees on actors. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 12, 2024
NFU Mutual Sued For £10.5M Over COVID Business Losses
A group of hospitality and farming businesses have sued the National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Ltd. for around £10.5 million ($13.6 million) to cover losses the companies allegedly suffered from closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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July 12, 2024
Asset Manager Impax Completes Financial Adviser Buyout
Impax said on Friday that it has now completed the purchase of the assets of fixed-income manager Absalon Corp. Credit, as the private equity firm which focuses on renewable energy looks to expand its business beyond the U.S.
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July 12, 2024
Fix AML Defenses Or Face Fines, German Banking Group Told
Germany's financial watchdog warned the Solaris SE digital banking group on Friday that it faces regulatory penalties if it does not shore up its defenses against money laundering.
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July 12, 2024
Gov't Urged To Set Up Comp Program For Pension Failings
Women who lost out after the government failed to tell them that their retirement age had changed have called for the "swift implementation" of a compensation program by the new pensions minister.
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July 11, 2024
Labour Urged To Represent All Generations In Policy Planning
The new Labour government must ensure that its policy agenda reflects the needs of all generations, pensions provider Aegon said on Thursday, saying its research suggests that under-50s are more positive about their long-term financial planning than those who are older.
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July 11, 2024
New Pensions Minister Warned Against 'Hasty Decisions'
The new pensions minister, Emma Reynolds, should not rush into major policy changes after she inherited a bulging in-tray from her predecessor, a trade body said on Thursday.
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July 11, 2024
Gowling Builds £35M Pension Deal For Civil Engineers
A trade body for engineers has handed £35 million ($45 million) of its pensions liabilities to insurer Aviva PLC, advisers have said, in a buy-in transaction designed to cut risk that was guided by Gowling WLG.
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July 11, 2024
ABI, Insurtech Trade Group Agree To Cooperate On Innovation
The Association of British Insurers has said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with a trade group for insurance technology companies to support and promote innovation on artificial intelligence, open finance, data ethics and operational resilience.
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July 11, 2024
FCA Overhauls Share Listing Rules To Boost LSE
The Financial Conduct Authority unveiled a "significant" revamp of its share listings regime on Thursday, a move to help the London Stock Exchange provide corporate financing and stay competitive with other global financial centers.
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July 10, 2024
BoE Sets Out Life Insurance Stress Test Plan
The Bank of England's regulatory arm on Wednesday said its planned stress test next year of life insurers in the bulk purchase annuity market will capture "both current and emerging" risks in the growing and active sector.
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July 10, 2024
FCA Beats Applicant's Claim Over Noise Aversion Condition
The Financial Conduct Authority did not fail to accommodate a job applicant with a sound sensitivity condition, an employment tribunal has ruled after finding the agency did everything it could to mitigate her condition.
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July 10, 2024
Kirkland Guides Canada Pension Plan on €550M Tech Stake
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board said Wednesday that it has invested €550 million ($595 million) for a stake in European technology company Team Blue in a deal steered by Linklaters, Macfarlanes and Kirkland & Ellis.
Expert Analysis
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UK Lawyers Can Adapt Due Diligence To Screen New Clients
As COVID-19-related fraud gains pace, U.K.-based practitioners should help combat money laundering by using alternative methods to verify that new clients are who they say they are, says Christopher Convey, a barrister at 33 Chancery Lane and chair of the Bar Council's Money Laundering Working Group.
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A UK Business View Of COVID-19's Economic Fallout
Covington attorneys Alex Leitch and Harry Denlegh-Maxwell provide a bird's-eye view of how U.K. businesses will navigate the legal and economic aftermath of the pandemic, including discussion of where litigation funding, class actions, insurance disputes and force majeure fit it.
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Remote Depositions Bring Ethics Considerations For Lawyers
Utilizing virtual litigation technologies and participating in remote depositions require attorneys to beware of inadvertently violating their ethical obligations, including the principal duty to provide competent representation, say attorneys at Troutman Sanders.
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Time For Presumptive Virtual Mediation In The UK
While the COVID-19 outbreak is a real-time test of the U.K. justice system’s adaptability and innovation, it is also an opportunity to deliver alternative dispute resolution through virtual technology — and there are two ways in which this could be achieved, says Suzanne Rab at Serle Court.
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UK 'Property' Classification Boosts Confidence In Bitcoin
In AA v. Persons Unknown, the English High Court classified bitcoins as property that can be the subject of proprietary injunctions, indicating the slow but growing acceptance of virtual currencies within the U.K., say Steven De Lara and Colin Grech at Signature Litigation.
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3 EU And UK Data Protection Tips During COVID-19
Though EU and U.K. data protection laws should not impede the fight against COVID-19, companies must continue to protect individuals' data, and the challenges of managing a remote workforce and the desire for information about the virus’s impact have significant implications for that responsibility, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Novolex Case Brings Lessons On R&W Insurance
A New York state court dispute between Novolex and a few of its insurers concerning coverage under a representations and warranties policy for a $267 million loss offers a rare glimpse into how a court might interpret acquisition agreements and insurance policy provisions, say attorneys at Hunton.
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How Proposed EU Class Action Directive Could Affect Insurers
Insurers should beware the explosive potential of the EU's proposed directive providing for cross-border class actions and third-party funding for such actions, although it also bears strict requirements that will limit the number of cases, say Emmanuèle Lutfalla and Simon Fitzpatrick at Signature Litigation.
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COVID-19 Insurance Considerations For UK Cos.
Though a new U.K. regulation recently made it easier for businesses to claim losses related to COVID-19, potential points of contention when seeking insurance coverage include whether the government ordered the business to close and whether an outbreak occurred at the premises, say attorneys at Covington.
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UK Group Data Breach Claims Pose Big Financial Risks
Recent English court decisions appear to make it easier for data breach victims to bring collective actions, and consequently companies may find they are liable for huge sums in addition to fines under the General Data Protection Regulation, say attorneys at Morrison & Foerster.
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A Crucial Chance For UK Supreme Court To Clarify Arbitrator Bias
In Halliburton v. Chubb, the U.K. Supreme Court has an opportunity to tackle uncomfortable questions and support confidence in London's arbitration sector by policing effectively against bias and impartiality when arbitrators are involved in multiple tribunals, says Rosie Wild at Cooke Young.
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Rebuttal
Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
As part of the debate prompted by my recent Law360 guest article on legal prediction using artificial intelligence, I would like to unpack four issues and suggest that attorneys and technologists continue to tackle the problems presently within reach, says Joseph Avery at Claudius Legal Intelligence.
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Rebuttal
AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
A recent Law360 guest article argued that artificial intelligence can precisely estimate the length and cost of a new case, but several limitations will likely delay truly accurate predictions for years to come, says Andrew Russell at Shaw Keller.
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What To Expect During The Brexit Transition Period
While all formal ratification procedures for the U.K.'s departure from the European Union have been completed, the transitional period will bring an enormous range of trade, customs and regulatory issues, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
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Opinion
Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
The New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent decision in Balducci v. Cige incorrectly concluded that predicting the length and cost of a case is nearly impossible, and overlooked artificial intelligence's ability to do so, says Joseph Avery with Claudius Legal Intelligence.