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The concept of greenwashing is that of false, misleading or unfounded environmental claims - the exaggeration of a company's environmental credentials.
Recently, we have seen a rise in public inquiries such us the COVID-19 Inquiry, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Manchester Arena Inquiry, and the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry.
The prolonged hot weather during the summer of 2022 brought news stories of people jumping into rivers, reservoirs, lakes and the sea - with tragic consequences.
Public service organisations own art collections of huge national and international importance. There are unique challenges when insuring art collections and your cover may not be sufficient.
Fire remains one of the most significant risks to our homes, but by reminding ourselves of the ways in which we can prevent fires, we can protect our property, and each other, from its devastating effects.
Ashley Easen, Director Risk Control, and Phil Farrar, National Development Director, Risk Management Partners discuss issues of supplier failure and the consequences these can have on the public sector.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) is a legal framework designed to protect people who lack mental capacity, but who need to be deprived of liberty so they can be given care and treatment in a hospital or care home.
John Ingle, Highways Inspection Leader at Cumbria County Council (CCC) and Shaun O’Neil, Partner at DAC Beachcroft’s workshop at the 2022 ALARM National Conference explained the benefit of technology in defending claims
The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Risks Report identified risks around people, places and the planet as top in terms of likelihood and severity, with the impact of these expected to increase over the next decade if we don’t act now.
Ransomware data breach claims may not be as complex as some would like us to believe. David Williams from DAC Beachcroft discusses the recent finding in Johnson v Eastlight Community Homes Ltd 2021.
There is no denying that the last two years have been challenging and, in terms of the Scottish legal world, it has not always been easy to keep the wheels of justice turning in such unprecedented times.
What can a highway authority do to defeat claims arising on housing estate roads? Elizabeth Bower from Forbes discusses the finding of Collins v Tameside MBC 2017.
In R (on the application of Norman) v Chelmsford Crown Court & The Chief Constable of Essex Police 2020 the Court considered the lawfulness of the arrest of a husband and wife.