McParland Finn Ltd presents local businessman and ecologist from Dorset one of Britain’s top professional ecology awards

Guest speaker, leading independent environmentalist Chris Baines, MFL Managing Director Kevin McParland, Will Bond of Alaska Environmental Contracting and ceremony host, comedienne and actress Helen Lederer (L-R)

Will Bond, Managing Director of environmental restoration and creation company Alaska Environmental Contracting was announced as the winner of a coveted award from the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) at an exclusive luncheon at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens hosted by comedienne and Absolutely Fabulous actress Helen Lederer, with guest speaker, leading independent environmentalist Chris Baines.

CIEEM is the leading professional membership body representing and supporting ecologists and environmental managers in Britain and abroad. The CIEEM Awards celebrate excellence in the field, honouring individuals, organisations and projects that demonstrate exemplary and inspirational best practice in their industry, with previous winners including Sir David Attenborough.

Will Bond won the CIEEM Outstanding Professional Award sponsored by McParland Finn Ltd. The award recognises exceptional achievements of a CIEEM member that, throughout their career, has been committed to delivering consistently high standards of knowledge and skill sharing, and leadership in the field of ecology and environmental management.

As part of his nomination, Mr Bond was repeatedly praised for his overriding positivity in his application of environmental restoration projects, which are often faced with planning and budget constraints. His determination for the construction industry to recognise and collaborate with ecological contractors such as his company Alaska Environmental Contracting, has led to the involvement of ecological management and restoration processes on an historically large scale in high profile infrastructure projects such as Manchester Airport.

Broking Manager Joe Aspinall, Outstanding Professional Award winner Will Bond, Director Martin Jackson at the CIEEM Awards 2014 (L-R)

Across his career, Will Bond has been committed to using innovative methods of restoration processes that are tailored to individual projects, working with clients and professional experts to deliver optimum outcomes. In East Anglia his team scaled up the capacity of fen restoration by supplementing hand cutters with large amphibious machinery, reversing decades of fen loss and inhibiting scrub invasion. The scale and quality of river restoration processes undertaken by his team is also recognised, as setting a gold standard in the field.

Sally Hayns, Chief Executive of CIEEM says: “With more categories than ever before, this year’s awards ceremony is an opportunity for us to shine a light on individuals and organisations across the country who are leading and developing pioneering ecology projects and research, many of which have made a substantial impact in protecting and enhancing Britain’s biodiversity.”

Martin Jackson, Director at McParland Finn Ltd, who sponsored the CIEEM Outstanding Professional Award says: “We recognise the importance of consistently delivering high standards and combined with our long standing commitment to the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management members. McParland Finn Ltd is delighted to be supporting the CIEEM Outstanding Professional Award category, in recognising this exceptional achievement.”

*Photo credit: Steve Burden

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Maintaining high standards at Manchester Legal Awards 2014

Managing Director Kevin McParland with award-winner Bill Jones, Managing Partner of JMW Solicitors and President of Manchester Law Society, David Joseph

MFL Professional sponsored the Medium Law Firm award at the sell-out Manchester Legal Awards for the second year in a row.

Our managing director Kevin McParland presented the prestigious prize to Bill Jones, Managing Partner of JMW Solicitors LLP. The city centre firm won in the same category in 2013.

MFL Professional is a long-standing insurance partner of Manchester Law Society and our commitment was displayed on the evening.

Kevin McParland reflected on how the awards gave MFL Professional the chance to develop its established relationship with legal businesses and professionals in Manchester:

“We’ve had close links for many years with the Manchester legal community and Manchester Law Society. Sponsoring the Legal Awards is an opportunity for MFL Professional to give something back.

“My congratulations to Bill and everyone at JMW.”

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Invitation: The Future Shape of the Legal Profession

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Solicitors and Legal Professionals: Save The Date

Save The Date

When:  Thursday 13th June, 5pm to 7.30pm

Where: Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester

What: MFL Professional, in association with the Manchester Law Society, will be hosting a discussion entitled ‘The Future Shape of the Legal Profession’, which will provide an insider’s look at the financial, legal and regulatory issues for the legal profession in the coming months and years.

Cost: Free

More information to come.

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Pro Manchester’s Business Of Law Discussion Group: MFL Professional’s PI Insurance perspective

Stuart Dugdill, Director of Professional Liabilities at MFL Professional, spoke at the Pro Manchester Business Of Law Discussion Group this week.

He joined Weightmans LLP’s Michelle Garlick, who is a partner at the solicitors, to present the PI insurance side of law.

Download a PDF version of the highlights of his talk, here.

FREE PI and Risk Management panel seminar: ‘Question Time’

There are growing signs that there may be some light at the end of the tunnel. However, it isn’t the time for complacency. With the big bang looming on ABS, musical chairs regarding regulatory changes and the continuing moribund state of the economy, problems are stacked up against solicitors, affecting practices and their operations in 2012 and beyond.

Let MFL Professional help to shed more light with our annual Question Time event in partnership with Manchester Law Society.

Those attending this free event will be able speak to a panel of Professional Indemnity Insurance and industry experts to find more about what potential difficulties lie ahead and to learn how to tackle them.

Download your PDF invite here

Date: Thursday 10th May, 2012

Location: Rylands Room, Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester M1 4LX.

Timetable: 17:00 hrs – Registration, 17:30 hrs – Event starts and 19:30 hrs to 20:30 hrs – Networking

This event is FREE and open to all delegates but places are limited. Register online, over the phone or via e-mail:

W: www.m-f-l.co.uk/QT
T: 0161 237 7734
E: karolynj@m-f-l.co.uk or vickyball@manchesterlawsociety.co.uk

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Managing Professional Liability Risks 2012: ‘Fraud, Dishonesty and Corporate Crime’ – 18th April 2012

MFL Professional, specialist professional indemnity broker and adviser based in Leeds and Manchester, hosts the second in its series of free Managing Professional Liability Risks breakfast seminars for 2012.

It’s being held in conjunction with specialist professional liability solicitor Mills & Reeve LLP and Booth Ainsworth Chartered Accountants LLP.

The seminar will provide an overview of fraud and dishonesty set against a legal and accounting background, for senior professionals from all sectors. Issues such as trust money, the insurance landscape, dangers to professionals, mortgage fraud and buy-to-let will be covered. Attendees will also find out about what audits can and can’t do in relation to fraud and how auditors can help to uncover fraud and corporate crime.

There will be an opportunity to network and breakfast will be served at the event.

Date: Wednesday 18th April, 2012
Time: 8 – 10.30am
Location: McParland Finn Ltd, Barlow House, Minshull Street M1 3DZ
To register or for more information, e-mail karolynj@m-f-l.co.uk

Further information

The seminars are designed with managing partners, finance partners and practice managers in mind to help them identify and manage professional risks to the business and have been specifically tailored to be relevant to all of the professions.

The morning will feature some short presentations from experienced speakers but with the opportunity for round table debate and discussion.

Content

Legal/accounting background to fraud and dishonesty including:

– Trust money; dishonest assistance and known receipts
– The insurance landscape
– Dangers to professionals
– Mortgage fraud and buy-to-let
– Audit – what it can and can’t do in relation to fraud
– How auditors help to uncover fraud and corporate crime

Programme

8.00am – 8.30am – Arrive and breakfast
8.30am – 10.00am – Presentations/round table discussion
10.00am – 10.30am – Questions followed by networking
10.30am – Close

Other events for 2012

5th July 2012 – Data Security – Misuse, Abuse and Theft
18th October 2012 – Business Interruption and Continuity for Professional Firms

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‘Defending Your Position Before It Happens’ – Seminar Notes

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Some may say ‘where there’s blame, there’s a claim’. However, MFL Professional (MFL) believes in the management of professional risk before anything can take place.

The importance of preventing potentially costly and reputation-damaging legal action was brought to the attention of some of the professions’ top executives at MFL’s first event of 2012.

For a round up of the presentations from ‘Defending Your Position Before It Happens’, download the article here.

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Defending Your Position Before It Happens – Risk Management Seminars 2012

MFL Professional, the specialist Professional Risks insurance broker and adviser is pleased to announce the launch of a series of FREE Professional Liability Risk Management Seminars for 2012.

The events are designed with Managing Partners, Finance Partners and Practice Managers in mind to help them identify and manage Professional Risks to the business and have been specifically created to be relevant to all of the Professions.

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Our first event, Defending Your Position Before It Happens, will be held on 9th February 2012 at the Manchester office of McParland Finn Ltd (MFL) in conjunction with specialist Professional Liability solicitor Robin Simon LLP.

The morning we feature some short presentations from experienced speakers but with the opportunity for round table debate and discussion,  ensuring a lively and worthwhile couple of hours. We would be delighted if you could attend. You can register now by clicking here

Content:

– Defensible documentation – the paper trail
– Systematic prevention v systematic failure
– Real claims and how they might have been avoided
– Professional Indemnity trends and update

Programme:

8.00am-8.30am – Arrive and breakfast
8.30am – 10.00am – Presentations/round table discussion
10.00am – 10.30am – Questions followed by networking
10.30am – Close

Other events for 2012:

19th April 2012 – Fraud, Dishonesty and Corporate Crime
5th July 2012 – Data Security – Misuse, Abuse and Theft
18th October 2012 – Business Interruption and Continuity for Professional Firms

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Update: Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Renewal 2011

We have pleasure in presenting to you our latest update on the Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Insurance Market for our legal clients.

In this edition, we look at the results of the recent SRA consultation on the minimum terms for Solicitors’ PI Insurance and assess their likely impact on the market for 2011.

In conjunction with Manchester Law Society, we have also arranged a ‘Question Time’ event on this subject, involving leading figures from the PI insurance market and the SRA.

We would like to invite you and your colleagues to this topical debate; take a look at the details here.

We will of course be contacting you in the next few weeks to arrange our usual pre-renewal meeting.

SRA Changes

The recent changes agreed by the SRA can be summarised as follows. They mainly concern the operation of the Assigned Risks Pool (ARP), which is the emergency insurance of last resort for those practices who cannot obtain cover through the conventional PII market:

• From October 2011, the amount of time a firm can remain in the ARP will be reduced from 12 months to six. After that it must obtain conventional cover or close down.
• From October 2012, the ARP will be funded jointly by qualifying insurers and the profession, with liability for claims arising from firms that have not taken out insurance moving from the ARP to the compensation fund;
  The  ARP will be replaced in October 2013 by a system whereby insurers will offer a three-month extended policy period to firms that cannot obtain professional indemnity insurance for the following year;
• The single renewal date will be maintained until October 2013 to facilitate the transition to the new arrangements;
• Claims from financial institutions will not be excluded from the minimum terms and conditions of insurance for the time being, but this will be reviewed with the possibility of the change occuring in 2013.

Short term impact

Firstly, many PI insurers have taken the view that the changes to the minimum terms/ARP arrangements do not go far enough, early enough.  Insurers will still be exposed to their fair share of ARP claims in 2011, which by definition arise from the work of practices the market didn’t want to insure in the first place, as well as to claims arising from the automatic provision of six years’ ‘run-off’ cover, when practices come out of the ARP and are still unable to find cover in the market.

Furthermore, insurers struggle to collect the premiums for ARP cover and have currently no prospect of collecting any further premium for the six year ‘run-off’ exposure. As a consequence, many insurers who pulled out of the solicitors’ PII market because of the ARP rules are currently reluctant to dip their toes back in and other insurers, who may have decided to come into the market for the first time, have decided not to do so until the ARP is reformed further.

However, there is some speculation in the market that some new insurers may enter the fray this year, attracted by the recent increases in premium rates.

Whether or not this comes to pass remains to be seen, but we will be keeping a close eye on the situation.

A conservative approach

We therefore anticipate the same conservative approach from the mainstream markets this year. Additionally, we also feel that one or two of the newer opportunistic markets that were very competitive in 2010 will take a more cautious approach.

We should start to gain a clearer picture of how the market is likely to respond in the coming weeks but the overriding message, as in previous years, is to start the process early and to make every effort to positively differentiate your business from your peers.

Mark Philmore, ACII, Chartered Insurance Broker

Director, MFL

Direct dial: 0113 366 2359

Switchboard: 0113 366 2274

Fax: 0870 855 6441

Email: markp@m-f-l.co.uk

Website: www.m-f-l.co.uk

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