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05 June 2006 - Industry News

High Court rules that the DTI is partly responsible for asbestos claims brought by dockworkers relating to 1950s and 1960s…
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,200-2198682,00.html

GM sues RSA for $1billion in respect of PI claims arising out of exposure to asbestos – protective proceedings issued in the High Court on 19th May 2006, in case RSA do not have enough funds in the US…
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7003648422

Claimant PI Solicitors call for changes to the Compensation Bill, in light of the House of Lords judgment in Barker v Corus
http://www.claimscouncil.org/news/2006/05/12/

Rumours circulate about a possible buyout of Helphire…
http://www.citywire.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?VersionID=82462

Tougher penalties for and better methods of tracking uninsured drivers, as MIB and police communicate directly…
http://www.mib.org.uk/NR/exeres/

Rehabilitation firm set up by ex-Churchill director…
http://www.postmagazine.co.uk/public/showPage.html

Allianz Cornhill seeks to settle any further involvement in a negligence claim against TAG panel solicitors…
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/breaking/

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