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The professional indemnity merry-go-round starts again

An early start and a good choice of broker are key to a smooth renewal process, writes Frank Maher

Mergers and PII: What you need to consider

Avoid nasty surprises down the line by considering insurance issues and performing due diligence early in the merger process, advise Patrick Gaul and James Holman

Solicitors' liability: An evolving landscape

As the professional indemnity insurance renewal season approaches, Sarah Clover and Ed Cotton examine how key recent case law is shaping the boundaries of solicitors' liability

Enter the dragons' den

Chris Marston assesses the issues insurers are most interested in and how to pitch your risk profile to get the best deal at PII renewal time

Taken from within

How do you deal with the problem of fraud when the threat doesn't come from a stranger, but a member of your own family, asks Sofia Tayton

Why so determined to price our courts out of business?

Shailesh Vara should consult with the retail sector on price incentives, discusses David Kirwan

Contribution proceedings not a claim for PI

In South West Strategic Health Authority [SWSHA] v Bay Island Voyages [BIV] [2015] EWCA Civ 708, the Court of Appeal reconfirmed that contribution between a defendant and a third party is not a personal injury claim.

iRights is too powerful a tool for fickle youth

Pippa Allsop disagrees with the initiative aimed at protecting children, saying lessons of responsibility are best learnt the hard way