Sponsored briefing: Business interrupted

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Sponsored briefing: Business interrupted

Navigant’s Stephanie Tombling on the considerable challenges firms face when dealing with business interruption

Business interruption usually accounts for the lion’s share of losses in insurance claims stemming from damage to property resulting from fire, explosion, weather events, equipment failure, faulty design, or simply human error. The loss of buildings, equipment and inventory impacts a business’s ability to service its customers, negatively affecting sales. According to Allianz Risk Barometer 2016, business interruption ranks number one, for the fourth year in a row, among the top risks facing businesses worldwide. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Business interrupted”

Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s David Lawler on recent developments in asset-tracing claims

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Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s David Lawler on recent developments in asset-tracing claims

Given the multiplicity of channels available to money launderers and the increasingly sophisticated methods they use to cover their tracks when routing dirty money, claimants in asset-tracing cases face many barriers to recovering funds.

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Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s Peter Brooker on how London retains its position in global construction disputes

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Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s Peter Brooker on how London retains its position in global construction disputes

Whether for commercial litigation or arbitration, London has established a position as one of the leading centres for international construction dispute resolution. The UK Bar and judiciary are generally held in high regard around the world, upholding the highest standards of integrity and independence. English common law is widely used throughout the world and written into many construction contracts. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s Peter Brooker on how London retains its position in global construction disputes”

Sponsored briefing: London calling

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Sponsored briefing: London calling

Navigant’s Peter Brooker on how London retains its leading position in international construction dispute resolution

International construction disputes

Whether for commercial litigation or arbitration, London has established a position as one of the leading centres for international construction dispute resolution. The UK Bar and judiciary are generally held in high regard around the world, upholding the highest standards of integrity and independence. English common law is widely used throughout the world and written into many construction contracts. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: London calling”

Sponsored briefing: Offshore but not off limits

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Sponsored briefing: Offshore but not off limits

Navigant’s David Lawler on recent developments in asset-tracing claims

Given the multiplicity of channels available to money launderers and the increasingly sophisticated methods they use to cover their tracks when routing dirty money, claimants in asset-tracing cases face many barriers to recovering funds. Indeed, electronic banking means that funds transfers across borders and through multiple accounts allow fraudsters to quickly and repeatedly splinter assets into sub-accounts, almost instantaneously. They have many ways to hide money, involving webs of credits and debits between banks and intermediaries. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Offshore but not off limits”