Topical Issues (Insurance)

21-Jan-2010  |  Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Litigation Costs - Lord Justice Jackson proposes sweeping reforms

Following an extensive review of civil litigation costs last year, Lord Justice Jackson's final report on costs has been ... by David de Ferrars, Julie Simpson Day more

14-Jan-2010  |  Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Hobson's Choice - Lord Justice Jackson's Review of Civil Litigation Costs

Lord Justice Jackson's Review of Civil Litigation Costs in the UK has been published today (14 January 2010).  The report ... by Mark Dennis, Niri Shanmuganathan more

08-Jan-2010  |  Insurance

Taylor Wessing Insurance and Reinsurance Review of 2009

The insurance team at Taylor Wessing is pleased to announce the Insurance and Reinsurance Review of 2009, summarising the key ... by James Crabtree, Peter Kempe, Anthony Menzies more

15-Dec-2009  |  Insurance

Insurance Update - Warranties Revisited - December 2009

A C Ward & Sons Ltd v Catlin (Five) Ltd & Ors [2009]Commercial Court, 3 December 2009 by James Crabtree, Alain de Foucaud, Christopher Dixon, Christine Flion, Franz Janssen, Dr. Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn, Peter Kempe, Anthony Menzies, Hasan Rizvi, Jonathan Rogers, Wolfgang Schaller more

14-Dec-2009  |  Insurance

EC publishes draft Insurance Block Exemption Regulation: Future competition rules for cooperation between insurers takes shape

The European Commission ("Commission") has published for consultation a first draft of the new block exemption ... by Dr. Michael Dietrich, Dr. Philipp von Hülsen, M. Jur (Oxon.), Jonathan Rogers more

02-Nov-2009  |  Insurance

Insurance Update - ECJ: Re/Insurance Portfolio Transfers Subject to VAT - November 2009

ECJ:  Re/Insurance Portfolio Transfers Subject to VAT On 22 October 2009 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered ... by James Crabtree, Alain de Foucaud, Christopher Dixon, Christine Flion, Franz Janssen, Dr. Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn, Peter Kempe, Anthony Menzies, Hasan Rizvi, Jonathan Rogers, Wolfgang Schaller more

20-Oct-2009  |  Insurance

Insurance Update - Governing law and jurisdictions in reinsurance - October 2009

Gard Marine & Energy v. (1) Lloyd Tunnicliffe; (2) Glacier Re and Anor [2009] Commercial Court, 9 October 2009 This was a ... by James Crabtree, Alain de Foucaud, Christopher Dixon, Christine Flion, Franz Janssen, Dr. Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn, Peter Kempe, Anthony Menzies, Hasan Rizvi, Jonathan Rogers, Wolfgang Schaller more

07-Oct-2009  |  Financial Services & Funds, Insurance

FSA's latest post-Aon findings; anti-bribery and corruption controls for insurance brokers

Following up on the £5.25m fine it imposed on Aon in January this year for failure to manage anti-bribery and corruption ... by James Crabtree, Peter Kempe, Anthony Menzies, Jonathan Rogers more

18-Sep-2009  |  Insurance

Northern Rock judicial review - Court of Appeal decision - [2009] EWA Civ 788

This high profile judicial review shows the versatility of the Human Rights Act and sheds further light on how the Court will ... by Natasha Kirk, Len Murray more

31-Jul-2009  |  Insurance

House of Lords reverses the Court of Appeal in Wasa v. Lexington

by Anthony Menzies more

31-Jul-2009  |  Insurance

Insurance Update - House of Lords reverses the Court of Appeal in Wasa v Lexington - July 2009

The long-awaited decision of the House of Lords was handed down yesterday afternoon. To understand the significance of this ... by James Crabtree, Alain de Foucaud, Christopher Dixon, Christine Flion, Franz Janssen, Dr. Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn, Anthony Menzies, Wolfgang Schaller more

26-Jun-2009  |  Insurance

D&O Insurance in Germany - The New Legislation Arrives

The New Legislation Arrives by James Crabtree, Franz Janssen, Dr. Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn, Anthony Menzies, Wolfgang Schaller more

04-Jun-2009  |  Insurance

D&O Insurance in Germany

by James Crabtree, Alain de Foucaud, Christopher Dixon, Christine Flion, Franz Janssen, Dr. Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn, Anthony Menzies, Wolfgang Schaller more

29-May-2009  |  Insurance

Difference in Conditions and "Drop Down"

by James Crabtree, Anthony Menzies more

19-May-2009  |  Insurance, Private Client

Equitas proposes Part VII transfer of 1992 and prior Lloyd's names business

by James Crabtree, Peter Kempe, Jonathan Rogers more

08-May-2009  |  Insurance

Joinder of insurers to proceedings between insured and brokers

by Anthony Menzies more

14-Apr-2009  |  Insurance

Inevitability and Inherent Vice under ICC(A) Loss of jack-up rig under tow

by Anthony Menzies more

31-Mar-2009  |  Insurance

Transparency, disclosure and conflicts of interest in the commercial insurance market - Part 2

by Lucy Cowan, James Crabtree more

25-Mar-2009  |  Insurance

Meaning of "Defendant" under the CMR

by Anthony Menzies more

16-Feb-2009  |  Insurance

The Legislative Reform (Lloyd's) Order 2008 comes into force

by James Crabtree, Toby Vallance more

08-Jan-2009  |  Insurance

Taylor Wessing boosts Financial Institutions and Markets practice with the appointment of new Partner, Jonathan Rogers

by Clive Cunningham, Jonathan Rogers more

06-Jan-2009  |  Insurance

Taylor Wessing Insurance and Reinsurance Review of 2008

Taylor Wessing has produced the annual Insurance and Reinsurance Review of 2008 summarising the key cases in insurance and ... by James Crabtree, Peter Kempe, Anthony Menzies more

17-Dec-2008  |  Insurance

Court of Appeal overturns Limit v Axa - in Part

by James Crabtree, Anthony Menzies more

17-Dec-2008  |  Insurance

Directors and Officers Reinsurance and Claims Co-Operation - English Court looks at "knowledge" yet again

by James Crabtree, Anthony Menzies more

16-Dec-2008  |  Insurance, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery

Solvency II

by Patrick Cook, James Crabtree more

09-Oct-2008  |  Insurance

Transparency, disclosure and conflicts of interest in the commercial insurance market - Part 1

by Lucy Cowan, James Crabtree more

24-Sep-2008  |  Insurance

D&O Market Update: Latest news on the Companies Act 2006

The Companies Act 2006 is a mammoth piece of legislation.  With 1,300 sections and 16 schedules, it is reported to be the ... by James Crabtree, Anthony Menzies more

29-Aug-2008  |  Insurance, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

US Service of Suit clause v English Arbitration clause - Who wins?

Ace Capital Ltd v CMS Energy Corporation [2008] The US Service of Suit clause is a common feature of insurance contracts ... by James Crabtree, Anthony Menzies more

04-Aug-2008  |  Financial Services & Funds, Insurance

Amendments to Part 7 of FSMA 2000 ('Control of Business Transfers')

by Lucy Cowan, James Crabtree more

25-Jul-2008  |  Commercial, Insurance, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Poker face once more: New decision makes it harder for parties to litigation to discover how deep their opponent's pockets are

We reported earlier this year on the High Court decision of Harcourt v FEF Griffith.  In line with modern emphasis of cards ... by Shane Gleghorn more

10-Jul-2008  |  Corporate, Financial Services & Funds, Insurance

FSA Regulation of sellers of connected travel insurance

by James Crabtree more

22-May-2008  |  Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Commercial, Competition, EU & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Media & Entertainment, Private Capital, Projects, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery, Shipping & Transport, Tax, Technology

"All change please!" - Sweeping new UK legislation on unfair commercial practices comes into force on 26 May 2008

by Timothy Pinto more

13-Feb-2007  |  Insurance, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Recovering internal management and staff costs for time spent on investigating or mitigating damage caused by a wrongdoer and preparing for subsequent litigation

by Shane Gleghorn more