All Legal Cases articles – Page 5
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Features
Bowing to the inevitable
Change is in the air for corporate governance across the globe, and there are plenty of good reasons for that, says Kenneth McKenzie
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Stress in the workplace
Helen Hatchek discussed the growing problem of stress and how employers can deal with it
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Is data property?
Conflicting legal decisions on data and software claims suggest that risk managers and their insurers would do well to clarify exactly what property policies cover.
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A Risky Business?
Using other people’s trademarks is dangerous. Mark Lomas gives an extra time match report and risk assessment on the case of Arsenal Football Club against Reed
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Changing Public Perception
Two recent court cases point to product safety increasingly becoming a matter of public expectation
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Government-sponsored litigation
US state and city governments are becoming increasingly formidable, and willing, plaintiffs, says Christopher C. Iliff.
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New markets, different rules
Having a website may mean you can sell widgets to customers in Outer Mongolia - but do you really want to? David Smellie and Paula Lennon outline the dangers and how to avoid them.
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Analysis
Stress claim dismissed
An office manager who brought a claim against her employers for work-related stress has had her case dismissed.
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Reassessing longtail exposures
A recent court decision will cause some companies to reassess their liabilities where past operations have exposed their employees and others to asbestos.
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Deadly cost of driving
Ten people are killed and 1,000 more are injured on Britain’s roads every day.
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Don't jeopardise your brand
Every organisation with an identity has a brand that it must manage and protect in order to survive and prosper.
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Don't knock lightly
The cost of media campaigns is enormous, and having to abort one is a disaster.
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Analysis
USA v Microsoft
Matthias Beck and Lynn Drennan suggest that Microsoft's inability to prevent the break up the software giant could be the risk management failure of the century.
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The threat from abroad
If you have subsidiaries in developing countries, you could face unexpected claims, warns Fiona Gill.
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Analysis
UK ruling alerts ALARM
The UK House of Lords ruling on 27 July in Phelps v London Borough of Hillingdon has important risk management implications for local education authorities and the public sector in general.
