Following a serious explosion in Shrewsbury town centre earlier this year, the National Grid is alleging that BT is to be held liable for professional negligence. As a result, three businesses affected by the blast are considering legal action against the company in an attempt to claim compensation for the losses they suffered. The incident …
Professional Indemnity, Liability and Small Business Insurance Articles
What is the difference between Public Liability and Professional Indemnity?
We’ve been asked many times about the difference between Public Liability insurance and Professional Indemnity insurance so hopefully this brief article will assist if you have a similar query. Public Liability insurance covers you if you cause injury or damage to a third party or their property. This could be for example, a customer trips …
Apple sues Nokia in copyright infringement lawsuit
In response to a lawsuit filed in the US in 2009, consumer electronics giant Apple is suing Nokia for copyright infringement in relation to up to nine smartphone technology patents. Nokia originally sued Apple for patent infringement back in October 2009 in the US, claiming that both the iPad and the iPhone infringed on ten …
What is Professional Liability Insurance?
If you’re running a business then you need to have professional liability insurance. With a multitude of risks facing you it can be difficult to decide exactly what cover you need but without liability cover you leave your business open to claims from both employees and members of the public. Professional Liability insurance is a …
What does professional indemnity insurance cover?
Professional indemnity insurance provides insurance cover that will protect you if you are negligent or make a mistake and a claim is made against you arising out of a service or advice that you have provided. If you have provided services to a client and as a result the client has suffered financial loss or …
Man fined for causing injury and using fake public liability insurance certificate
A man using a fake public liability insurance certificate has been fined and given a 36-week suspended prison sentence after an employee suffered a serious injury at a wedding reception last year. The injured man had been setting off fireworks as part of a display, but was issued with no gloves or goggles. The prosecutor …
A guide to professional indemnity insurance cover
As part of your business activities, you may have been asked if you have professional indemnity insurance. If you have started a new business or are just finding your feet in the business world, you may not have realised how important having professional indemnity insurance is, or even in fact what it is. What is …
Google faces patent infringement lawsuit from Skyhook
Internet giant Google is facing yet another lawsuit from a disgruntled business associate, as technology developer Skyhook Wireless is reportedly suing the company for patent infringement. In addition to this allegation, Skyhook is also claiming that Google interfered with a number of its major business contracts. Patent infringement In a lawsuit filed in a Massachusetts …
Accountant without licence or PI insurance expelled from ICAS
An accountant working in Galashiels has been expelled from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) for practising without a licence and for not holding professional indemnity insurance. Michael Revels, who lives in Selkirk but practised in offices on Ladhope Vale, was brought before a discipline tribunal in Edinburgh last week on charges of …
Actress Sienna Miller may sue News of the World for privacy invasion in phone hacking scandal
The actress Sienna Miller is reportedly set to launch legal action against the News of the World, Britain’s top-selling newspaper, over their role in the phone hacking scandal which broke recently. The newspaper, owned by Richard Murdoch’s News Group, was accused of hiring private investigator Glenn Mulcaire to illegally hack into the voicemail messages of …
