Insights

Showing Blog

Business Interruption Insurance – Relief for Businesses?

On 15th January 2021 the UK Supreme Court handed down its decision in respect of a number of related appeals concerning issues of principle on the interpretation of business interruption...

January 18, 2021 Read more

“Mind your head…” – the duties of occupiers to visitors

This article was first published in Rural magazine. I grew up on a farm in the north of England. It was a great place to be a child – my...

November 30, 2020 Read more

Health and Safety – The 2019 Report

Health and safety legislation aims to secure the health, safety and welfare of people at work. The Health & Safety Inspectorate (HSI) is the independent regulator of workplace health and...

November 25, 2020 Read more

Employers’ Liability and PPE

As employees gradually return to work, employers face new challenges.  One of these is to ensure that their employees remain safe under their care in light of the Covid-19.  Many...

May 16, 2020 Read more

Covid-19 – Inquests and changes to reporting and recording deaths

At the time of writing there have sadly been 14 deaths in Jersey associated with Covid-19.  The Covid-19 pandemic presents a number of challenges for Courts including the Deputy Viscount...

April 22, 2020 Read more

Courts Emergency Provisions

The States Chamber are today debating the implementation of the Draft Covid-19 (Emergency Provisions – Courts) (Jersey) Regulations 202- (the “Regulations”) with a view to ensuring continuity in the operation...

April 21, 2020 Read more

Swearing Affidavits – Keeping the Wheels of Justice Turning

It is said that justice delayed is justice denied. To avoid those delays during the current pandemic the Courts, lawyers and the parties to litigation require to find alternative ways...

April 17, 2020 Read more

Coronavirus and the Acceleration of Remote Courts

We are all finding different ways to do things in this new world of lock-down. For some working from home is an easy enough transition, swapping the desk for the...

April 16, 2020 Read more
Get in touch