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Litigation costs drive US liability claims by 57% over past decade, reveals Swiss Re Institute
Social Inflation exceeds economic inflation in driving growth of US liability claims, peaking at 7% in 2023 for first time in two decades Social inflation emerging as main driver behind rising US liability claims, leading to underwriting losses, heightened uncertainty and reduced insurance capacity for businesses across the world Signs of social inflation impacting the …
London business confidence climbs to seven-month high
Child Maintenance Service statistics – Family Law Week
The House of Commons Library has published a useful collation of recent statistics relating to child maintenance. In the most recent statistics which cover the 2022/23 financial year, the Department for Work and Pensions estimated there were 2.4 million separated families in Great Britain, and 3.8 million children living in separated families. Around 59 per …
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NSPCC calls for a national strategy to tackle child neglect – Family Law Week
New research from NSPCC reveals that most (83 per cent) professionals across healthcare, the police, children’s social care and education believe there are not enough services available to provide support for children experiencing neglect. Professionals report that the current response is ‘inadequate and slow’. The report – Too little, too late, the multi-agency response to …
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‘People tend to think these battles have been won’: Next equal pay claimant on fight for recognition…
During an average shift on the shop floor at Next, Helen Scarsbrook has to remain polite and keep smiling while she makes split-second judgments about which customers need help and which need to be tactfully discouraged from shoplifting and ushered out of the store. She and her mostly female colleagues are on their feet for …
How London businesses can choose the best broadband provider
Tips for Patent Prosecutors from Litigators: Enhancing Litigation Outcomes
“Taking the time to carefully draft claims with an eye toward potential infringement scenarios, minimizing prosecution history, and ensuring clarity in claim language can save significant time, money, and effort in the long run.” Patent prosecution plays a critical role in shaping the strength and enforceability of patents in court. The language and strategies used …
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The Green Brief – Climate litigation week in Brussels – Euractiv
Hello, and welcome to the Green Brief, which brings you a roundup of energy and environment news from across Europe. We are freshening up the Green Brief’s format – let us know what you think via digital@euractiv.com. You can subscribe to the Green Brief here. Here come the climate lawyers It is climate litigation week …
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Thousands of women abused as children may be unable to get justice due to legal anomaly | Rape and s…
Thousands of women who were sexually abused as children could be unable to obtain justice because of an anomaly in the law of England and Wales that is being challenged at the European court of human rights. The case has been brought by Lucy (not her real name), who was 13 when a man 22 …