CPD Event - The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act: redressing the balance in workplace compensation claims or putting insurers to more expense? By Jeff Heasman

This interactive session will critically analyse the recent changes to the law which mean that there is no longer any civil liability for breach of health and safety regulations made under the Health and Safety at Work Act. By passing the Enterprise Act, Parliament’s aim was to prevent compensation windfalls to employees who were able to rely on strict liability provisions when pursuing an employers’ liability claim. However, it could be argued that in fact the change in the law has simply increased the burden on insurers and as a result has increased their overall costs. This thought-provoking seminar will look at both sides of the argument and assess how best insurers can adapt to this legislation.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the session participants will be able to:
  understand how the law had developed in favour of employees prior to the passing of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act
• critically analyse the key provisions of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act so far as they relate to employers’ liability claims
• assess how best an insurer can adapt its practices to ensure that employers’ liability cases are dealt with efficiently and without necessarily increasing overall costs.