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Insurers remain reluctant to pay business...
Posted in Dispute Resolution on 3rd Mar 2021
On 28 February 2021 the Sunday Times reported that FTSE 250 insurer Hiscox offered a struggling East London café owner $13.00 in settlement of its business interruption claim.
The London café claimed for more than 3 months’ loss, comprising of $1,600 a month in rent and $2,500 a month in stock, after it faced closure due to the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The café had said it had been “battling bankruptcy” due to closure, like many other businesses in the UK today.
It was reported by sources close to the FTSE insurer that only...
Solicitors at "growing risk of claims" for...
Posted in Professional Negligence on 15th Aug 2019
There has been a sharp increase in the number of professional negligence actions arising from solicitors under-settling personal injury and medical negligence claims, according to a specialist barrister.
Richard Beaty was featured on litigationfutures.com, explaining:
“Publicly available and reliable market data for professional indemnity claims is scarce [but] there is growing perception amongst our insurer and professional clients that the under-settlement of personal and medical injury claims is on the rise.”
Beaty added that the change in...
Wypadki rowerowe - Zwiększenie szans na...
Posted in Polish Claims on 15th Aug 2019
Jeśli kiedykolwiek doznałeś poważnego urazu w następstwie wypadku na rowerze zapewne jednym z kluczowych priorytetów był szybki powrót do zdrowia, abyś mógł wrócić na rower.
Jest to powszechna postawa rowerzystów i wiele mówi o wartościach, które cenią rowerzyści.
Kwestia odszkodowania powypadkowego jest zazwyczaj kwestią drugorzędną, jeśli chodzi o powrót do jazdy na rowerze. A ta postawa jest jednym z wielu sposobów zwiększenia szans na szybki powrót do zdrowia.
Jeśli niedawno brałeś udział w wypadku rowerowym, zwiększ swoje szanse na szybką i...
Cauda Equina: The Rare but Incredibly Serious...
Posted in Medical Negligence on 25th Jul 2019
Cauda Equina is a rare but very serious spinal condition which, if not treated within a timely manner, can cause a lot of damage.
The consequences of the delay to treat cauda equina include permanent damage to the bowel, bladder, sexual organs, legs and ongoing lower back pain.
Due to the serious damage this condition can cause, doctors need to be constantly on alert and looking out for symptoms as they arise.
Therefore, failure to treat cauda equina within timely manner can be negligent.
Cauda Equina usually develops suddenly, however, quite often...
