Duty of Care in UK Law
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UK Conduct Authority Contemplates Introducing a New Duty of Care
The Financial Conduct Authority has published its Approach to Consumers alongside a discussion paper on the potential introduction of a new duty of care and possible alternative approaches. The App...
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No parent company duty of care for Niger Delta claims
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the English courts do not have jurisdiction over claims by victims of oil leaks from pipelines in the Niger Delta. The judgment comes after the Lungowe & ors v Ve...
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Parent company may owe a duty of care to employees of African subsidiary
This case is the latest in a line of cases before the English courts about parent company liability, specifically the duty of care owed for activities of their subsidiaries.
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Financial Services Duty of Care Bill to make no further progress
On 8 November 2019, the UK Parliament updated its webpage on the Financial Services Duty of Care Bill 2019 (the Bill). Following the dissolution of the 2017-2019 Parliament, the Bill will make no f...
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UK Law May Create ‘Duty of Care’ for Social Media Companies
The UK is reportedly considering legislation that would impose a ‘duty of care’ on social media companies to regulate harmful content on their platforms. This push for an online safety bill was tri...
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UK Conduct Regulator Further Examining Duty of Care Owed by Firms to Consumers
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a Feedback Statement to its July 2018 discussion paper, "A duty of care and potential alternative approaches". In the discussion paper, the FCA raised ...
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Financial Services Duty of Care Bill 2019-20 reintroduced to Parliament
On 9 January 2020, the UK Parliament updated its webpage on the Financial Services Duty of Care Bill 2019-20 (the Bill). Following the dissolution of the 2017-2019 Parliament, the Bill fell and mad...
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FCA Rules May Inform Standard Of Common Law Duty Of Care Owed By Financial Adviser To Client
In this case, we consider the decision of the County Court in David Anderson v Openwork Ltd [2015] EW Misc B14 (18 June 2015) in which it dismissed an appeal against an earlier decision, finding th...
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English Court of Appeal Rejects UK Parent Company Duty of Care to Those Affected by Pipeline Operations of Nigerian Subsidiary
In a decision likely to give comfort to parent energy companies, the English Court of Appeal has confirmed (by a majority of 2:1) that the parent company of the Shell Group owed no duty of care to ...
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No duty of care owed by banks to customers in relation to IRHP review
The Court of Appeal has decided that banks do not owe a duty of care to customers in relation to their conduct of the review agreed between the banks and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in re...
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