Key takeaways
When the COVID-19 Pandemic incepted, and issues arose as to whether affected policyholders could seek Business Income and Civil Authority coverage from the presence or suspected presence of SARS-CoV-2 and consequent orders of Civil Authority, I thought that the easiest question to answer was whether such policyholders had suffered physical loss or damage (“PLOD”) to their property.
The Majority PLOD Rule Prior to COVID-19
First, the not-so-great news in figures:
Welcome to our monthly newsletter, with a summary of the latest news and developments in UK employment law.
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When an employer is insolvent and administrators appointed, job losses are often an inevitable consequence. In this blog we look at the legal obligations arising where redundancies meet the threshold for collective consultation, and the implications for administrators arising out of the recent Supreme Court in the case of R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court and another.
When does the legal obligation to collectively consult apply?
Key takeaways
As discussed in our post last month, it was a long road for Arrowood Indemnity to be placed into liquidation in Delaware.
Key takeaways
The Kemper/Lumbermens saga
To refresh everyone’s recollection, this is a report from Business Insurance from March 14, 2010:
In its most recent precedential bankruptcy decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a claim for breach of contract – even “contingent” or “unliquidated” – is still a claim which can be discharged in a chapter 11 plan. In re Mallinckrodt PLC, No. 23-1111 (3d Cir. Apr. 25, 2024)