In the recent case of Downs v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2008] EWHC 2666 Mr Justice Collins was asked to consider whether the defendant was complying with EC Directive (91/414/EEC) (the Directive) which was implemented in the UK by the Plant Protection Products Regulations 2005.
Read MoreAt London’s Royal Courts of Justice today Mr Justice Burton handed down a hugely important decision regarding the trigger for employers’ liability policies in the context of long tail asbestos diseases.
Read MoreOn 26 June 2008 we reported that the Scottish Parliament had proposed a bill to reinstate compensation for individuals who have pleural plaques, thereby reversing in Scotland the effect of the House of Lord’s decision in Johnston v NEI International Combustion. The Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament have now issued their report regarding the Bill.
Read MoreIn James River Ins. Co. v. Ground Down Engineering, Inc., No. 07-13207 (11th Cir. August 20, 2008), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that a Florida state appellate court erred by refusing to give effect to an absolute pollution exclusion in a professional liability policy.
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