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(Re)insurance Weekly Update 26- 2018

Vicarious liability: Independent contractor defence no longer recognised

Concurrent Proximate Cause

Climate change

The rising tide of climate change liability

The road to reform: ALRC discussion paper on class actions and litigation funders released

Quebec puts the brakes on insurance brokerage's reform

Resilience – the major trends

Solicitors' Duties: Now including the duty to point out the other side’s mistakes?

Insurance Predictions 2018: Legislative changes to modernize the insurance industry in Quebec

Court considers reimbursement of defence costs under ICAEW minimum terms

Legislative changes to modernize the insurance industry in Quebec

Casualty claims

Need for court approval of protected parties' settlements compatible with Human Rights Act

Ivey v Genting Casinos: A new test for 'dishonesty' among professionals?

P3 Lawyers take cues from the international market when facing complex US infrastructure contracts

Wilkes v DePuy (2016)

'Lifting the fear and suppressing the greed'

Advocates' Immunity II: Kendirjian v Lepore and the "Functional Connection" test

Quebec : Retaining control over the legal defence - Another victory for the insurers

Insurers Must Ferret Out Claims Involving Medicare Advantage Organizations or Risk Paying 3X

A Brave New 'AI' World - predictive coding technology is embraced by the Supreme Court of Victoria

Revised Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes

UK Insurance Ltd v Holden & Another - The meaning of "use" in a motor insurance policy

A forum shopper's paradise: is Australia set to become a "must see" destination for a libel tourist?

Investors of GT Law stand to lose £3.5m

Third Parties' (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 comes into force in August

Attwells v Jackson Lalic: A shock to lawyers' immune systems

Vicarious Liability - Cox v Ministry of Justice; Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets (Supreme Court)

Legacy Claims - Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd & Others (Court of Appeal)

Occupiers' Liability - Pollock v Cahill (High Court)

Duty of Care - Dunnage v Randall and UK Insurance Ltd (Court of Appeal)

The High Court of Australia lifts the insurer's mask & clarifies the proportionate liability regime

Solicitors’ undertakings back in the spotlight

The Jackson Reforms What you need to know

Credit Hire - Karl Stevens v Equity Syndicate Management Limited (Court of Appeal)

Police - Michael and others v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police and another (Supreme Court)

Proportionate liability: a decade of clarity or confusion?