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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...
Professional Negligence Claims Arising From...
Posted in Professional Negligence on 19th Jun 2020
The unprecedented disruption caused by Covid 19 may have resulted in you, or your business, suffering loss as a result of a failure on the part of a professional advisor to carry out work for you with reasonable care and skill.
Despite the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and despite over 30% of the UK workforce being furloughed, your professional advisor still had a duty to act in your best interests, and if you have suffered loss you may have a claim.
Many professionals have received advice from their professional bodies and others...
Gas Safety Certificates and Possession Actions
Posted in Professional Negligence on 18th Jun 2020
Many landlords have been waiting anxiously for the decision of the Court of Appeal in Trecarrall House Ltd v Rouncefield, a decision on a seemingly dry point of law, but one that will have large ramifications.
In the original claim, Trecarrell sought possession of Ms Rouncefield’s flat following service of a section 21 notice.
Ms Rouncefield argued that the Section 21 notice was invalid as she had not been provided with a Gas Safety Cetificate (GSC) before moving into the property, contrary to the requirements of the Gas Safety (Installation and...
Covid-19 and Effects on Treatment
Posted in Medical Negligence on 16th Jun 2020
It is not news to say that Covid-19 caught everyone off guard.
The NHS had a difficult job to adapt their processes and priorities to handle this pandemic as best they could within a very short space of time. The NHS and its workers should be applauded for their role in responding to the threat. We thank them all.
It has now been a few months since the height of the crisis. As the threat of Covid-19 is starting to abate, there is a growing need to start ensuring that treatment for non-Covid related conditions, put on hold at the outset of the crisis,...
