What temporary guidance has been issued by the FCA? The Financial conduct Authority (FCA) has issued temporary guidance, applying for an initial period of three months, to a significant number of firms in the consumer credit sector. • On 9 April 2020, the FCA published its finalised temporary guidance to consumer credit firms dealing with customers needing coronavirus (COVID-19) related payment holidays for personal loans, credit cards and retail revolving credit (for example, catalogue credit or store cards) and overdrafts. This guidance came into force on 14 April 2020. For more, see: Q&A: On 9 April 2020, the Financial Conduct authority confirmed a package of targeted temporary measures to help people with some of the most commonly used consumer credit products. What are the implications of the measures? • On 24 April 2020, the FCA published its finalised temporary guidance

This week's edition of Life Sciences weekly highlights includes news analysis on the Merck v Comptroller-General case by AA Thornton IP LLP and news that the Information Commissioner’s Office has opened a consultation series on generative artificial intelligence, which will close on 1 March 2024. This week’s edition also includes news that the University of Portsmouth has been held liable for £1m in damages resulting from a research agreement dispute involving a retraction in an academic journal and the Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Coronavirus and Influenza) (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2024 will come into force on 31 March 2024 to extend coronavirus (COVID-19)-related transitional provisions until 1 April 2026, among other news.

The frontier worker permit scheme allows EEA and Swiss nationals who are primarily resident overseas but who have previously worked in employment or self-employment in the UK prior to IP completion day (11 pm on 31 December 2020), to be able to continue to enter the UK in order to work here, without requiring permission under the post-Brexit immigration system. A frontier worker permit holder retains protection while they remain primarily resident outside the UK (as defined), and the route is not intended to lead to settlement in the UK. It is open to a person with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) to apply for a frontier worker permit where it becomes clear that they will not be able to meet the residence requirements for settled status. The permit has been more popular than initially anticipated, and there were 6733 permits issued in the year ending June 2021. It is an option that should always be explored where a UK business wants an EEA or Swiss citizen to

This week's edition of Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights includes: the Spring Budget 2024; broker Marsh expands Ukraine war insurance facility; business owners fail to prove coronavirus (COVID-19) impact, insurer says; a rare look at judicial interpretation of LEG exclusions; the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says Grenfell reinsurance scheme will cut premiums; the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) research probes reasons behind consumers’ reluctance to taking out natural catastrophe insurance; FCA begins crackdown on poor-value insurance products; the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) set out its final policy on elements of the Solvency UK policy; cases & decisions; key dates for your diary; and other news highlights reported over the past week.

Dispute Resolution analysis: Mediation specialists, In Place of Strife (IPOS), consider the pros and cons of remote mediations in light of their own experiences, particularly augmented by the move to remote working in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. They also consider where remote mediation will be in a post-coronavirus world, whenever that may come.

This week's edition of Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights includes: Brodies guides on war risk insurance for Ukrainian exports; Allianz loses challenge to £16m coronavirus (COVID-19) loss payout (Various Eateries Trading Ltd v Allianz Insurance plc); motor insurance premiums hit record after 58% surge; BIBA launches 2024 manifesto; PRA eyes cyber and claims inflation as insurance risks in 2024; an expert analysis on Ireland’s new accountability framework; cases & decisions; key dates for your diary; and other news highlights reported over the past week.

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Insurance & Reinsurance analysis: The Court of Appeal has given a further COVID-19 business interruption judgment on two important issues. First, whether each insured company under a composite policy was entitled to a separate limit of indemnity or, as insurers contended, the limit was an aggregate limit applicable to all insureds collectively. The Court of Appeal held in favour of insureds on this point. Second, and considered for the first time by the Court of Appeal, whether insureds must give credit for furlough payments received during the pandemic when calculating their business interruption losses. The Court of Appeal held, on the wording of the policies in this case, that they did. The court’s decision on both issues will have significant implications for many businesses seeking to claim COVID-19 business interruption losses. Written by Josephine Higgs KC, 7 King’s Bench Walk.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes the announcement of legislation to quash wrongful Post Office convictions and the publication of the updated commercial pipeline under the Procurement Act 2023 by the Crown Commercial Service. Additionally featured are selected Brexit headlines, including the latest Brexit SIs. This edition further includes updates on coronavirus (COVID-19); constitutional and administrative law; State accountability and liability; equality and human rights; State security and intelligence; subsidy control and State aid; public procurement; projects and infrastructure; and management and strategic planning.

This week's edition of Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights includes: reinsurers reject WRBC's US$90m coronavirus (COVID-19) losses claim; claimant body denies mixed injury epidemic; the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) reaffirms commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) in 2024; an analysis of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s compelled information request to Lloyd’s market regarding non-financial misconduct—a sign of things to come?; FCA publishes report on Consumer Duty good practice and areas for improvement; cases & decisions; key dates for your diary; and other news highlights reported over the past week.

This week’s edition of Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights includes: NFU Mutual sued for £10.5m over coronavirus (COVID-19) business losses; why Ukraine aircraft insurance case failed to take off in UK; government launches review of personal injury compensation rate; ABI and insurtech trade group agree to co-operate on innovation; Insurance Europe sets out its priorities for the EU; consumer complaints soar about insurers delaying payouts; PRA outlines next steps for the 2025 dynamic general insurance stress test; cases & decisions; key dates for your diary; and other news highlights reported over the past week.

This week's edition of the Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights includes: UK insurers covered €120bn of Russian oil at sea; businesses chase Liberty Mutual for coronavirus (COVID-19) relief; the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) publishes 2024 Strategic Focus; billion-dollar disasters hit record high in 2023; the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) probes insurers for non-financial misconduct; the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) consults on solvent exit planning for insurers; cases & decisions; key dates for your diary; and other news highlights reported over the past week.