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We defend the whole range of injury claims including claims from industrial accidents, faulty products and road traffic accidents.
Property & Construction
We handle cases of major property damage, engineering and equipment failure, contract disputes, professional negligence, business interruption and loss of goods.
Insurance
Insurance coverage disputes and policy wording.
Prosecutions
Representation of insured drivers against
prosecution for RTA offences including at police interviews, coroner's
inquests, hearings and trials.
Health & Safety
We provide emergency response and accident investigation and representation at prosecutions and inquests as well as health and safety auditing services.
Fraud
Suspect motor claims, fire claims (including arson) and commercial fraud, such as bogus transactions and carousel frauds.
Our Publications > PICG News Archive
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1 | MAY 2006 | Deal or No Deal Avian Flu Arson-Recovery from children? Flooding Disclosure of Allegations |
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2 | JUNE 2006 | Accidental damage or Fraud The 53 week year The £4 million tackle 3M United Kingdom plc Anor V Linklaters & Paines Insurance law update |
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3 | JULY 2006 | Precedent and Prejudice Arson and promoting fraud Subsidence Insurance under standard forms of building contract |
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4 | AUGUST 2006 | Insurers new weapon in the fight against fraud Legal black hole? Complete or not? Subsidence update Greenwoods get Garnier |
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5 | SEPTEMBER 2006 | Evidential guidance to insurers Arbitration or Litigation? Subsidence update New Fire Safety law |
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6 | OCTOBER 2006 | Broken Train and BI Court of convenience Leaky tanks Compromise? Revenue frozen out |
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7 | NOVEMBER 2006 | Subsidence-assistance for damage by trees Cable dilemma Re-insurance claims co-operation Breach of warranty Costs orders New Fraud Act |
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8 | DECEMBER 2006 | Fraud Act 2006 Non-disclosure - Declaration Warranties and Avoidance The end of warranties? More on cost orders |
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9 | January 2007 | A nuisance? Breach of contract damages Subrogation - liquidation Mediation privilege Oral representation Acts of dishonesty |
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10 | February 2007 | Deal or No Deal? A repeat Reinstatement or market value? Experts shopping Adjudication - Time limits NEWS UPDATES: - CDM Regulations - Avian Flu - Buncefield |
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11 | March 2007 | All risks - Fortuity Brokers and Sub Brokers Architects liability for latent defect Nuisances Drains and Sewers |
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12 | April 2007 | Policy Coverage/Intruder Alarm Condition:Warranty Upheld Law of Subsidence Seminar 15/3/07 Third Issues Paper from Law Commission Procedure Update Team Profiles |
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13 | May 2007 | Condition Precedent and waiver Brokers Extended Liability for Business Interruption Loss Within Time? Contract and Contingencies Business Identity ABI Fraud Research |
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14 | June 2007 | PICG: Year Five FOS Financial Limit Adjudication Wrong Defendant? News-Smoking Ban and Flooding |
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15 | July 2007 | Is it a Flood? Failure to Insure Damage? Subsidence/Limitation New Additions to the PICG Team News |
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16 | August 2007 | Fire/Causation Notification Law Commission Consultation Paper on Insurance Contract Law |
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17 | September 2007 | Breach of Contract Pure Economic Loss Measure of Loss Insured Loss News |
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18 | October 2007 | Arbitration Fraud by Director A Comma Too Far Meet One Of The Team-Bhrina Ladd News |
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19 | November 2007 | Greenwoods Expansion/New Office Opens In Manchester Contaminated or Damaged? Avoidance of Reinsurance Arbitration and Adjudication Get it in Writing ABI Fraud Report |
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20 | December 2007 | Reinsurance Claims Notification Abuse of Process Fraud/Findings of Fact News PICG Seminars 2008 Meet One of the Team-Sandy Parekh |
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21 | January 2008 | From Within Greenwoods Subsidence-TPO Decision Reversed Breakdown and Business Interruption News |
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22 | February 2008 | Fire/Negligence/Causation Recovery of Expenditure/Level of Compensation Notification of Defects Non-Disclosure? Pre-Action Protocol Fraud/Evidence News |
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23 | March 2008 | Condition Precedent and Waiver Material Increase in Risk A Slip in the Excess Within Time? Theft/Title to Goods Member or Umbrella? |
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24 | April 2008 | Failure to Insure Efficacy Exclusion Pure Economic Loss Warranties |
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25 | May 2008 | Damage? Non-Disclosure/Affirmation of the Contract Heave and Damages News |
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26 | June 2008 | FOS Challenged Unauthorised Bonds/Fraud by Agents Brokers Liability/Bailment Reinsurance Cooperation Disclosure of Insurance News |
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27 | July 2008 | Breach of Contract Public Liability and Riot Damages Auditor Liable for Fraud? Misrepresentation and the Faberge Egg Ambiguous Reinsurance Slip News |
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28 | August 2008 | Failed Subrogated Fire Claim Wrong Property? Cost Price or Wholesale? Negative Equity Blues - Property Insurers Beware! |
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29 | 29th September 2008 | Negligence/Burden of Proof Incorporation of Ducting Warranty Unicorporated Association Liability News |
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30 | October 2008 | Police not Liable for Riot Damages Blight is not Subsidence Damage Ombudsman's Discretion Adjustors Fees not recoverable Party Wall Act Dispute |
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31 | November 2008 | Notification Avoidance of Reinsurance Liability of Independent Contractor Betterment and Damages |
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32 | December 2008 | Warranties Cave Diving Excluded? Notification and Condition Precedent From Within Greenwoods |
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33 | January 2009 | Greenwoods Announces New London Market Office Efficacy Exclusion Slip up in the Slip Unauthorised Bonds/Fraud by Agents/Damages Concluded Contract? |
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34 | February 2009 | Greenwoods' New London Market Office Security for Costs Notification and Non-Disclosure Public Liability Cover for Riot Damages Material Increase in Risk News |
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35 | March 2009 | Insane Arson? Fraud Condition and Settlement Heave and Defective Premises News |
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36 | April 2009 | All Risks and Proximate Cause Buncefield Pure Economic Loss New Member to PICG - Philip Adamis Coverage Matters News |
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37 | May 2009 | Recovery of Reasonable Settlements: Mandatory Injunctions: Court Orders Claimant Parties in Class Action to Reveal Funding in “No Win-No Fee” Case: New member of PICG |
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38 | 26 June | -Bailee liable for loss of goods erroneously delivered to its warehouse -Drop Down Clauses -The "one day trial" rule and the fast track -Costs Management Pilot |
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39 | July 2009 | -Challenging an order extending time service of the claim form -Pre-contract negotiations inadmissible in constructin a contract -Costs consequences where a winning party has put forward a dishonest case in relation to one issue in the case -Objections to Inspection -An update on Lord Justice Jackson's costs review |
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40 | 26th August | - Strike out of additional claim put forward on different factual basis that originally pleaded - Expert evidence is not the only evidence admissible to prove the value of jewellery - ABI report on General Insurance Claims Fraud |
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41 | 30th September | - Dispute on policy terms not suitable for summary judgment -The balance of convenience does not always favour London! - What amounts to a mistake for the purposes of substituting a party after limitation has expired - The UK Supreme Court |
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42 | 6th November | -Questions in proposal form are to be construed contra proferentum -Costs consequences of failing to provide electronic disclosure -Costs capping orders -Guidance on assessing fitness for habitation under the Defective Premises Act 1972 |
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43 | November 2009 | -Guidance on assessing fitness for rehabilitation under The Defective Premises Act 1972 -Documents annotated by Counsel and Solicitors are not automatically protected by legal professional privilage -The Third Parties (Rightd against Insurers) Bill |
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44 | December 09 | - Indemnity Clauses in a Contract must be clear - A material misrepresentation or non-disclosure entitled insurers to avoid or rescind a variation removing an endoresement to the policy - The Law Commission Report on Consumer Insurance Law: Pre-contract disclosure and misrepresentation - The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) draft Bill-update |
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45 | January 2010 | -Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Final Report -Recovery of reasonable settlements -Tackling fire: A call for action |
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46 | 19th February | -Can a builder owe a duty of care for Economic Loss? -Fabrication of evidence in claim against Insurance Brokers -Entitlement to remove and destroy goods left on property -Costs where case that would have been allocated to the Small Claims Track settled before allocation -The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers)Draft Bill - Update |
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47 | March 2010 | -Beneficial owner can recover for damage to property -Disclosure does not release witness from their duty of confidentiality -Should a claim in private nuisance be struck out where an earlier nuisance claim had been compromised? -A general undertaking was binding in respect of defects that had emerged after the undertaking was given -Adverse inferences incorrectly drawn in claim for lost painting -The Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 - update |
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48 | 29 April | -Duty of a Broker to explain the duty of disclosure to an insured -Double Insurance -No Personal Liability of a person acting on behalf of a construction company -The Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 - update |
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Issue 49 | May 2010 | - Recovery of Success Fees under Collective Conditional Fee Agreements - Application to Withdraw Admission Made Too Late - Warning Insufficiently Clear to Oust the Implied Warranty of Fitness of Purpose - The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 - Update |
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50 | 30th june 2010 | - "But for" clauses in business interruption insurance policies - Overstated claim for damages to contents fatal to insurance claims - "Usual residence" for service purposes - Set-off by way of counterclaim under different cotract - Drainage - Local authority duty |
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51 | July 2010 | - Part 36 offers must be formally withdrawn - No private cause of action for contravention of the electricity Supply Regulations 1988 - No bias despite pre-existing relationship with Adjustor - Disclosure on Law Society intervention |
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52 | Augut 2010 | Substituting A Party After Limitation Has Expired Failure To Warn Fire Extinguisher Would Make A Mess Was Not Negligent Exclusion Of Liability For Terrorism Challenge To Jurisdiction Of Adjudicator Rendered Decision Invalid And Unenforceable Unsuccessful Claim Against ATE Insurer Under Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930 The Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 - Update |