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IPT Increase From 10% to 12% on 1st June 2017
2nd June, 2017
You may be aware that the government has increased the rate of Insurance Premium Tax ("IPT”) from 10.0% to 12.0% with effect from the 1st June 2017. This note explains the effect which this will have on the new ATE
More...To Restore or Not to Restore?
5th May, 2017
For any Occupational Disease practitioner out there, one issue that you may well have come across is whether there is a need to restore a dissolved company before proceedings are issued against them. This one particular trap that has always caught
More...The Rise and Rise of Car Insurance Premiums
13th April, 2017
As the latest report from comparison site Confused.com hits the news, who really are the bad guys when it comes to whiplash? In this latest report (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39558258), the reasons as to why car insurance premiums are risin
More...FeeSafe ATE Insurance for Employment Tribunal Fees
6th April, 2017
Back in July 2013, new rules came into force which introduced significant charges for anyone seeking to make a claim in the Employment Tribunal. The Government intended these Tribunal Fees to recoup some of the costs of running the Tribunals
More...New Untraced and supplemental Uninsured Drivers Agreements
4th April, 2017
A gentle reminder for all of you who practice in motor claims that the new Untraced Drivers Agreements and a supplemental Uninsured Drivers Agreements came into effect for all motor accidents occurring on or after 1 March 2017. The earlier MIB
More...Keep on Moving with MoveSafe
28th March, 2017
In 2014, it took a friend of mine well over a year to buy a property in London. His problem wasn’t finding somewhere he wanted to buy, or making an offer and having this accepted - it was that the
More...After The Event Insurance Product Spotlight: Housing Disrepair claims
11th January, 2017
[caption id="attachment_1373" align="alignleft" width="604"] after the event insurance products[/caption] As well as a range of ‘off the peg’ solutions, we do also offer After The Event Insurance policies for H
More...Dangerous Work at Height
6th January, 2017
In a rather unusual case, an "employee”, not an employer as we would often see, has been prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for dangerously working at height. Back in January 2015, the HSE were contacted by a member
More...Housing Association’s safety failings
3rd January, 2017
There are, sadly, regular news stories of people being affected by carbon monoxide poisoning in the UK, frequently caused by faulty works or appliances. The stark reality is that exposure to carbon monoxide can be extremely serious. There are approxim
More...Who Needs Failed Conveyancing Insurance?
2nd December, 2016
MoveSafe Abortive Insurance Most conveyancing transactions will go ahead without any problems with some straightforward completions taking place within a matter of weeks often being achieved. There are weekly news stories of difficulties in the ho
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