After years of delay, on 1 August 2016, the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 will be brought into force in the United Kingdom, making it easier for a party with a claim against an insolvent business to bring the claim directly against the insurer of that business.
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Legal personality, Reinsurance, Liability insurance, Business ethics, Law Commission (England and Wales), Insurance Act 2015 (UK)
High Court holds that reports used by the Serious Fraud Office to obtain search and arrest warrants are not subject to litigation privilege in subsequent civil proceedings.
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Accounting, Serious Fraud Office (UK), High Court of Justice (England & Wales), UK Supreme Court