Blogs
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Indirect Tax – Reflections on the Autumn Statement
30/11/2016
Not since the Autumn Statement replaced the Pre-Budget Report in 2010 has the UK’s second fiscal event taken place against a backdrop of greater uncertainty. With the twin unknowns of a Trump…
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Guest blog: Achievements and challenges in the first year of MedCo
03/10/2016
Nigel Teasdale, Head of Motor, Fraud, Costs and Claimant Teams at DWF Law and a Director of Medco It is fair to say that MedCo has had a bumpy time since it was established, but I think that it has…
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5 days in August – five years on, how the shocking 2011 riots led to a modern government compensation system
04/08/2016
This weekend marks an infamous anniversary. Five years ago, between 6 -10 August 2011, riots, looting and violence rocked cities and towns across England. Five people lost their lives.
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It’s 350 years since the Great Fire of London and we’ve still not fully learnt its lessons
26/07/2016
The Great Fire of London, which happened 350 years ago this September, destroyed more than 13,000 homes and 87 churches as it blazed for four days. If such a fire engulfed the City of London today, we estimate the cost in insurance pay-outs would be £37bn.