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Julian Miller & Sara Robertson advocate honesty and openness from the outset of insurance policies

Insurance

Part two: Andrew Burns unravels the strands of the asbestos “trigger” trial

Innocuous claims could have potential to cost MIB dear

Victory at last for asbestos sufferers in landmark battle for justice

esure Insurance Ltd v Direct Line Insurance plc [2008] EWCA Civ 842, [2008] All ER (D) 313 (Jul)

Take your broker's advice and deal with risk management issues now, says David Ingall

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett

Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett

Firm strengthens growth strategy and group litigation capability with senior hires

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

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Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster
The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour
Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space
The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness
The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service
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