Supreme Court judgment: FCA’s business interruption insurance test case
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The judgment should be welcomed by policy holders as it establishes a higher degree of clarity as to how certain key policy terms and conditions should be interpreted both by insurance companies and by the lower courts.
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The FCA’s thematic review of retirement income advice – A “mixed picture”
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Financial services litigation
Announced in January 2023, the FCA has recently published its latest thematic review into retirement income advice. The FCA has published its report TR24/1 alongside a Dear CEO letter asking firms to make improvements to their processes.
Written by
Laura Robinson (née Hazell)
and
Meg Perris
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The legal considerations of using a known or unknown donor
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For many, starting a family through donor conception involves a multitude of considerations to include social, emotional, and also the legal position of the family unit and any child born.
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The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB), published on 11 May 2022, contains a number of interesting proposals for the development industry and some potentially significant changes to the planning system.
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The regulator is coming: the new thematic review of retirement income advice
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This article discusses the FCA’s recent announcement of a thematic review assessing the advice consumers are receiving on meeting their income needs in retirement.
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The role of ‘Accountable Person’ under the new Building Safety Act
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The new Building Safety Bill, published in July 2020, (along with other building safety measures e.g. Fire Safety Bill) comes in the wake of Dame Judith Hackitt’s high profile Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety following the Grenfell tragedy.
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Clarke Willmott has once again been named in the prestigious Times Best Law Firms rankings. With our private client team receiving particular commendation for its inheritance and succession work in The Times’s 2024 list.
Tim is an employment lawyer within the firm’s sport sector and has himself represented Great Britain in kayaking. He is identified as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500, 2025.
Update: Commercial Court – Business Interruption insurance test case
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Retail & leisure
The Financial Conduct Authority issued legal proceedings on 10 June 2020 against a number of leading UK insurers which will lead to a test case in the Commercial Court concerning Business Interruption insurance policy wording and coverage.
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