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isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2603</guid> <description><![CDATA[Following increased concerns that the UK has developed a compensation culture which is spiralling out of control, the Government has pledged to redress the balance in favour of employers. Employers are already subject to numerous pieces of legislation and regulation much of which derives from the EU.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/10/12/employment-news-health-and-safety-changes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>EL Trigger Judgment Restores Certainty for Businesses</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/03/28/el-trigger-judgment-restores-certainty-for-businesses/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/03/28/el-trigger-judgment-restores-certainty-for-businesses/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:00:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Commercial Disputes - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk & Liability - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2182</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has today (28 March 2012) handed down its long awaited judgment in the Employers’ Liability Trigger Litigation (EL Trigger Litigation). The litigation was brought to resolve the question of which employers’ liability insurance policy should respond to claims brought for the fatal disease of mesothelioma. The disease is nearly always caused by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/03/28/el-trigger-judgment-restores-certainty-for-businesses/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Court of Appeal Decision Highlights the Importance of Tailored Risk Assessments</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2011/10/12/court-of-appeal-decision-highlights-the-importance-of-tailored-risk-assessments/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2011/10/12/court-of-appeal-decision-highlights-the-importance-of-tailored-risk-assessments/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:41:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk & Liability - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2007</guid> <description><![CDATA[The requirement for businesses to undertake risk assessments has existed since 1992. Nevertheless, even sophisticated organisations are still frequently falling short in their obligations to undertake appropriate assessments. A recent Court of Appeal decision has emphasised why properly thought out risk assessments need to be undertaken. In the joint appeals of Tangerine Confectionery Ltd and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2011/10/12/court-of-appeal-decision-highlights-the-importance-of-tailored-risk-assessments/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>REDUCTION IN RED TAPE AND COST CUTTING AT THE HSE COULD COST BUSINESS MORE</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2011/09/23/reduction-in-red-tape-and-cost-cutting-at-the-hse-could-cost-business-more/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2011/09/23/reduction-in-red-tape-and-cost-cutting-at-the-hse-could-cost-business-more/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:45:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk & Liability - Tech]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=1978</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Coalition Government have made much of their intention of cutting red tape for businesses. As part of this process Lord Young has been undertaking a review of Health and Safety legislation. Alongside this review, the Government has also cut the budget of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) substantially. This reduction is coupled with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2011/09/23/reduction-in-red-tape-and-cost-cutting-at-the-hse-could-cost-business-more/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SUPREME COURT DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF EMPLOYERS ON LIABILITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEAFNESS FROM LOW-LEVEL NOISE EXPOSURE</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2011/04/13/supreme-court-decides-in-favour-of-employers-on-liability-for-industrial-deafness-from-low-level-noise-exposure/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2011/04/13/supreme-court-decides-in-favour-of-employers-on-liability-for-industrial-deafness-from-low-level-noise-exposure/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:45:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk & Liability - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=1660</guid> <description><![CDATA[In a decision handed down on 13 April 2011, a five justice panel of the Supreme Court has allowed the appeals brought by employers and their insurers against a 2009 Court of Appeal decision that had made employers liable from 1978 onwards for noise induced deafness in employees caused by long-term exposure to regular workplace noise levels in excess of 85 decibels.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2011/04/13/supreme-court-decides-in-favour-of-employers-on-liability-for-industrial-deafness-from-low-level-noise-exposure/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SNOW AND ICE – EMPLOYERS’ AND OCCUPIERS’ DUTIES</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/12/21/snow-and-ice-%e2%80%93-employers%e2%80%99-and-occupiers%e2%80%99-duties/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/12/21/snow-and-ice-%e2%80%93-employers%e2%80%99-and-occupiers%e2%80%99-duties/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:19:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk & Liability - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=1462</guid> <description><![CDATA[For the second year in succession the UK is facing a hard winter with record amounts of snow, ice and low temperatures. The winter weather should cause all employers and occupiers of premises to think about how best to reduce the risk of injury to employees and visitors.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/12/21/snow-and-ice-%e2%80%93-employers%e2%80%99-and-occupiers%e2%80%99-duties/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>COURT OF APPEAL DECISION ADDS NEW COMPLEXITY TO DUE DILIGENCE EXERCISES</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/10/08/court-of-appeal-decision-adds-new-complexity-to-due-diligence-exercises/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/10/08/court-of-appeal-decision-adds-new-complexity-to-due-diligence-exercises/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:16:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk & Liability - Tech]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=1388</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal has today (8 October) handed down a judgment in test case litigation that will have a significant impact on the due diligence exercises needed prior to mergers and acquisitions.The Employers' Liability Trigger Litigation (EL Trigger Litigation) has been seeking to resolve the question of which employers' liability insurance policy should respond to claims brought for the fatal disease of mesothelioma.The disease is nearly always caused by exposure to asbestos, but there can be a long period of up to 40 or more years between a person being exposed to asbestos and the disease developing. Before the EL Trigger Litigation, it was accepted by insurers that the policy in place at the time of the exposure would respond to any subsequent claim. The Court of Appeal has, however, given a judgment that means subtle variations in policy wording will give rise to different results.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/10/08/court-of-appeal-decision-adds-new-complexity-to-due-diligence-exercises/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LIFESTYLE CHOICES COULD BE STORING UP FUTURE LIABILITY ISSUES FOR EMPLOYERS</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/09/13/lifestyle-choices-could-be-storing-up-future-liability-issues-for-employers/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/09/13/lifestyle-choices-could-be-storing-up-future-liability-issues-for-employers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:53:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk & Liability - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=1355</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is just over 30 years since the first "personal stereo" hit the market. Since then the sight of commuters on trains and even cyclists with a pair of small earphones in their ears has become commonplace. However, recent warnings about the use of such equipment may be storing up potential problems for employers in the future.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/09/13/lifestyle-choices-could-be-storing-up-future-liability-issues-for-employers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER – FITTING THE PUNISHMENT TO THE CRIME</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/04/08/corporate-manslaughter-%e2%80%93-fitting-the-punishment-to-the-crime/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/04/08/corporate-manslaughter-%e2%80%93-fitting-the-punishment-to-the-crime/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:50:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk & Liability - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=944</guid> <description><![CDATA[April 6 saw the second anniversary of the coming into force of the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2008 in the United Kingdom. At its inception, the Corporate Manslaughter Act was promoted as ground-breaking legislation, that would be the toughest in the world and which would ensure that organisations would be brought to justice where poor standards of management had resulted in fatalities.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/04/08/corporate-manslaughter-%e2%80%93-fitting-the-punishment-to-the-crime/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SNOW AND ICE CLEARANCE – EMPLOYERS’ AND OCCUPIERS’ DUTIES</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/02/26/snow-and-ice-clearance-%e2%80%93-employers%e2%80%99-and-occupiers%e2%80%99-duties/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/02/26/snow-and-ice-clearance-%e2%80%93-employers%e2%80%99-and-occupiers%e2%80%99-duties/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:01:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk & Liability - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=917</guid> <description><![CDATA[The UK has suffered this year what has been described as the hardest winter for at least 10 years. Increased amounts of snow fall and ice have made everybody's life more difficult over recent months. Insurance claims handlers are already reporting an increase in claims for broken limbs arising from slips or trips at work places.There is a misconception amongst employers and business owners that if they take steps to clear or grit a pathway so as to prevent an accident occurring, they are automatically accepting responsibility for any slips or trips that may occur on their premises. It is commonly thought - wrongly - that if you do not clear the ice or snow you cannot be held liable for any injuries that may occur.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2010/02/26/snow-and-ice-clearance-%e2%80%93-employers%e2%80%99-and-occupiers%e2%80%99-duties/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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