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Welcome to the September 2021 edition of the Dolmans Insurance Bulletin. In this issue Dolmans reports on: Recovery of costs in fundamental dishonesty cases - MB v ALC.
Welcome to the eighteenth issue of 'Eye on the Horizon' a quarterly newsletter compiled and published by the Police National Business Continuity Forum Horizon Scanning sub-group.
Welcome to July's edition of SLAN, with articles including; Independent living gets housing support, East Renfrewshire roads maintenance gets the green light and over 50 pages of local authority news
Welcome to the June 2021 edition of the Dolmans Insurance Bulletin. In this issue Dolmans reports on claims in the Post Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act world - KW v Bridgend County Borough Council.
The High Court has this week (w/c 24 May 2021) handed down its decision in the important case of DFX v Coventry City Council [2021] EWHC 1382 (QB).
To our knowledge, this is the first post-trial judgment to consider the principles set out in in the muchdiscussed Supreme Court decision in CN v Poole [2019] UKSC 25. Interested parties will recall that CN v Poole reset the position for so called ‘failure to remove’ cases (i.e. whether a local authority can be held liable for failing to take children into care). In CN v Poole the Supreme Court held that there is no general common law duty to protect children in the community from harm caused by family members or third parties.
Welcome to the May 2021 edition of the Dolmans Insurance Bulletin. In this issue Dolmans report on, Needlestick injuries and de minimis - MG v Cardiff Council. They also focus on Failure to remove claims - DFX & Others v Coventry City Council and have case updates on; PL insurance, Section 41 Highways Act 1980, and service of claim form.
Welcome to the April 2021 edition of the Dolmans Insurance Bulletin. In this issue Dolmans reports on: The importance of narrowing the issues to a successful Defence - AH v Caerphilly County Borough Council. With recent case updates on amendments to defence and accidents a work within the police.
Welcome to April's edition of SLAN, with articles including; Borderlands deal signed up to widespread acclaim, Major post-COVID sports facilities boost and over 40 pages of local authority news.
Welcome to the March 2021 edition of the Dolmans Insurance Bulletin. With reports on, keeping focused on the Claimant’s burden of proof - AP v Bridgend County Borough Council and case updates on adjournments of trials - unavailability of a witness - dishonesty and amendments - court fees - limitation.
The aim of the newsletter is to provide an overview of any threats, or issues, that we feel could have a business continuity impact on forces. There is no particular theme to this issue but perhaps not surprisingly COVID and Brexit do feature. There also a couple of articles looking at the increased risks faced from cyber-crime which is expected to increase again this year.
With the end almost in sight for lockdown measures, it is hoped the difficulties encountered in the past year will soon become a distant memory, although the damage it has caused for vulnerable individuals and families may not be such an easy fix. Local authorities and their social workers have understandably been overwhelmed with not just the workload, but the pressures of operating during variable lockdown conditions and intermittent freedom to perform their crucial everyday duties.
Welcome to the February 2021 edition of the Dolmans Insurance Bulletin. With reports on remote trials and hearings since March 2020; The regulatory and criminal perspective. Recent case updates of child protection.
Welcome to the Jan uary 2021 edition of the Dolmans Insurance Bulletin. In this issue Dolmans reports on: The development of remote trials and hearings since March 2020 – The new normal? Recent case updates include: Amendments - limitation - strike out and claim Forms - service - electronic filing.
As the saying goes, “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”. This sums up the way many businesses and households were feeling in 2020, living and working in the midst of a global pandemic. Now, as we usher in 2021, business leaders can expect further COVID-related issues that they will need to consider.
Welcome to the December 2020 edition of the Dolmans Insurance Bulletin. In this issue Dolmans reports on: Workplace accidents - stripping away the issues - S F v Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, employers’ liability/vicarious liability Andrew Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Limited.
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