Jacqui Bickerton
Solicitor
Jacqui Bickerton is a Market Affairs Specialist at Weightmans LLP, with over 35 years’ experience across insurance litigation, knowledge leadership and market-facing legal insight. Based in Liverpool, she works within the firm’s Client Management function, translating legal, regulatory and societal developments into practical guidance for insurers and claims professionals.
Jacqui began her career as a practising solicitor specialising in insurance litigation, with a particular focus on complex and high value claims, including fraud, large loss casualty and multi party disputes. Over more than two decades in practice, she worked closely with insurers on claims strategy, risk management and emerging liabilities, developing deep technical expertise that continues to underpin her work. Around twelve years ago, Jacqui moved into knowledge management, supporting lawyers and claims teams through horizon scanning, training and thought leadership on legal and claims developments. More recently, she transitioned into a dedicated Market Affairs role, reflecting her long standing interest in emerging risks and future trends affecting the insurance sector.
Her current work focuses on monitoring and analysing developments such as regulatory reform, climate change, mass tort risk, demographic change, geopolitical changes, technological innovation and autonomous vehicles. Jacqui is known for her ability to communicate complex issues clearly and concisely, helping clients anticipate change, manage risk and respond effectively to an increasingly complex claims environment.
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PRACTICE NOTES
Employers’ Liability and Insurance: Duty of Care, Statutory Framework, Coverage, Claims, Limitation, Third-Party Rights and Risk Management
Overview
The consequences of breaching health and safety duties at work often include the prospect of paying financial compensation to the claimant or, where relevant, their dependants. This liability usually stems from actions brought in the civil courts or the threat of such proceedings. In addition, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) holds various enforcement powers over employing organisations, including the issue of prohibition or improvement notices. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA 1974), breaches can also result in criminal liability, with potential sanctions for both individuals and companies ranging from fines to, in serious instances, imprisonment.
The employer’s duty of care
The employer’s duty of care owed to employees is firmly established and requires no further examination. This duty arises in two ways—at common law (negligence) and under statutory regulation. Statutory oversight of workplace safety has existed for almost two centuries. The first safety-specific statute was the Factories Act 1844, which required the guarding of mill gearing and banned the cleaning of machinery while it was in motion. Modern health and...
Insurance & Reinsurance
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