DAC Beachcroft

Thank you to everyone who came along to our annual Motor Injury conference last week. It was great to see a packed room of clients for our speaker sessions on a host of important issues facing the sector, as well as for our panel session on topics including: - Future transport - Claims inflation - FRC Particular thanks to Mark Shepherd from the Association of British Insurers for hosting a brilliant session. 👏 #motorinjury #motor #claims #insurance #conference

The latest edition of our DACBitesize Public Sector is out now, available exclusively to DAC Beachcroft clients. Get the latest updates on: 🏠 - Our Housing Claims Guide ⚖️ - Awaab's Law 🏥 - Psychiatric injury claims Contact us to receive the video direct to your inbox. #insurance #publicsector #claims

We are delighted to be sponsoring this week's North East and North Cumbria NHS' Women's Health Innovation Conference 2024.   Partner Gill Weatherill and consultant Louise Watson-Jones will join delegates at Hilton Newcastle Gateshead on 11 July for the event which will feature updates on priority areas in women’s health and shine a light on innovations that are already underway across the region. The agenda also includes discussions on: - what matters most to women about their health in North East and North Cumbria - how the region is a driving force for better women's health - the latest lifesaving technologies and initiatives - ways to address gaps in services and improve women's health outcomes in more deprived areas - a national clinical overview of women's health For more information about the event, please click here: https://lnkd.in/eWGTGyZv #healthlaw #NHS #WomensHealthNENC #BIGconvo

DACB's Nick Hillyard and Kai von Pahlen have successfully secured a Supreme Court judgment in an appeal which provides much needed clarity on the legal position in the construction industry's general approach to collateral warranties.   Kai commented, “We are of course very pleased with the outcome of this appeal for our client, but we also think the Supreme Court judgment is beneficial for the wider construction industry as it has restored certainty to an important area of construction law. As solicitors, we feel privileged that we were able to play a small part in such an important case."   Read more on the Supreme Court decision of Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Limited vs Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP) [2024] UKSC 23, here:  https://lnkd.in/dSys_gDK

Last week our Early Talent team ran a work experience insights day at our Bristol office as part of our involvement with the 'West of England Legal Early Careers Network' in collaboration with four other law firms as well as the University of Law and the University of the West of England. The day was an opportunity to show students what a legal career could look like as both a lawyer and as a business services professional. Thank you to our Bristol Location Head Ben Daniels for welcoming the students, to Laura Pearce and Amy Nordenlund who shared insights into their current apprentice and trainee roles at DACB, and to our other trainees and apprentices who ran an employment exercise with the students, as well as the colleagues from our IT team who showcased what a career in IT within the legal sector might entail. The University of Law, University of the West of England, VWV, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP, Burges Salmon LLP, Clarke Willmott #earlytalent #earlycareers #legalcareers

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of healthcare litigation partner, Gillian Muir.   Gillian, who has more than 25 years' experience in managing complex clinical negligence claims, joins DACB from Hempsons, where she was a partner and joint lead for the firm's Newcastle health litigation team. DACB's Head of Health, Hamza Drabu, comments, "Gillian's experience and skillset adds further strength to our northern team as we continue to invest in the growth of our business to ensure we remain at the forefront of the market, providing innovative and practical solutions to our clients' novel and complex legal issues." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eC8qb942 #healthlaw #healthlitigation #legalcareers

Thank you to everyone who visited our Public Sector team at the recent Alarm conference, to hear about our new Housing Claims Guide. If you weren't able to attend but would like to find out more, please get in touch. #ALARMconference2024 #insurance #riskmanagement

#ThrowbackThursday to a fantastic time at the Health and Safety Matters Live conference last week. It was great seeing everyone who came along to our stand to say hello, attend our speaker sessions and join in our mock trial.   #hsmlive #healthandsafety #corporaterisk

We were pleased to host NOTWICS's AI breakfast panel at our London offices yesterday morning.   Partner and head of our tech advisory group Tim Ryan joined leading experts Richard Potter, Christopher Hill and George Mensah to discuss all things AI, in collaboration with Christopher Lowe. The event joined together leading AI businesses, with key takeaways from the panel including:   - We are already seeing significant AI development, procurement and implementation across various core client sectors in DACB including health, real estate, insurance and financial services - AI is needed to optimise commercial decision making and that the value of AI is ultimately likely to be in the application, rather than the model - The early stage investment market, whilst slow and uncertain in the recent past, has become very competitive in the past 6 – 9 months - It's not always the technology, rather the environment that the technology is in, which requires focus and builds value - Foundational AI models are not where the bulk of the value will be created and that industry/sector-specific software will have the most impact - The panel was optimistic about things such as business optimisation and revolutionising human interaction, but shared some concerns around AI solely being in the hands of private businesses - Another major concern was the struggle of regulation to keep pace with (and not to stifle) innovation. Clearly compliance is important, but it has already been observed that the EU AI Act, for instance, appears out of sync with some current advancements and horizon-scanning is needed needed to understand the UK approach beyond the imminent general election in the UK   You can view more about our AI offering here: https://lnkd.in/eQwwC2UZ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Today, we are hosting The Investment Association's Resilience Forum 2024 featuring speakers including DACB partner Hans Allnutt. This year's programme focuses on strengthening operational resilience in today's rapidly changing technological and regulatory environment and provides the latest thinking on emerging cyber challenges and effective response strategies, expected developments within the international regulatory environment, and key outputs from the IA’s Operational Resilience and Cyber Resilience Committees.