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Clyde & Co successfully defends a stress at work / bullying claim
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Our occupational disease and legacy claims team handles thousands of claims each year. We are trusted partners to major composite, run-off and specialist insurers, self-insured companies, multinationals with captive cover and public sector bodies. Our global footprint allows us to monitor trends and developments of emerging risks for our clients and offer cross-border solutions.
We act in individual matters (pre- and post-litigation), long-tail and short-tail claims, group litigation, strategic litigation projects. We provide advice on handling policies, government consultations and costs.
Our expertise includes asbestos, asthma, lung disease, autoimmune disorders, back injuries, cancer, carbon monoxide poisoning, carpal tunnel syndrome, chemical and biological agent exposure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dermatitis, hand-arm vibration syndrome, pneumoconiosis, upper limb disorders, respiratory diseases, work-related stress and noise-induced hearing loss. We manage product liability class actions and a significant volume of run-off disease claims.
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We work closely as thought leaders with industry bodies to shape the legacy and latent disease policy landscape. We keep clients up to date on the latest industry developments, helping them to prepare for changes that will impact their business. We regularly work with clients to build strategies to meet anticipated emerging risks, for example claims potential from the COVID-19 pandemic and dynamic Know Your Opponent strategies.
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Successfully defended a notable and valuable stress at work/protection from harassment claim on behalf of a large corporate entity resulting in nil damages and substantial recovery of defence costs.
Providing strategic advice to the ABI and its members following the MoJ consultation into mesothelioma claims.
Acting on behalf of Ladbrokes in the recent Court of Appeal case of Nicholls v Ladbrokes (2013) ECWA Civ 1963, a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder case involving allegations of negligence and breach of statutory duty following an armed robbery.
We successfully defended the Defendant in the case of Marian Holloway v Tyne Thames Technology Ltd, in which a UK court considered de minimis issues in a noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) case. This was a significant and positive decision for insurers continuing to face an unprecedented surge in deafness claims.
Acting on behalf of a Local Authority in the Mesothelioma Trigger Litigation in the Supreme Court leading to a successful judgment that policies of Employers liability insurance will respond for injuries sustained or contracted at the date of inhalation of asbestos. BAI (Run Off) Limited (In Scheme of Arrangement) v Durham [2012] UKSC 14.
Successfully defended a notable and valuable stress at work/protection from harassment claim on behalf of a large corporate entity resulting in nil damages and substantial recovery of defence costs.
Providing strategic advice to the ABI and its members following the MoJ consultation into mesothelioma claims.
Acting on behalf of Ladbrokes in the recent Court of Appeal case of Nicholls v Ladbrokes (2013) ECWA Civ 1963, a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder case involving allegations of negligence and breach of statutory duty following an armed robbery.
We successfully defended the Defendant in the case of Marian Holloway v Tyne Thames Technology Ltd, in which a UK court considered de minimis issues in a noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) case. This was a significant and positive decision for insurers continuing to face an unprecedented surge in deafness claims.
Acting on behalf of a Local Authority in the Mesothelioma Trigger Litigation in the Supreme Court leading to a successful judgment that policies of Employers liability insurance will respond for injuries sustained or contracted at the date of inhalation of asbestos. BAI (Run Off) Limited (In Scheme of Arrangement) v Durham [2012] UKSC 14.
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