The General Chiropractic Council (Indemnity Arrangements) Rules Order of Council 2015

Prescribed risks

4.  An indemnity arrangement must cover the following risks—

(a) any legal liability for any negligent act, error or omission in professional services rendered or which should have been rendered by a chiropractor whilst practising as such;

(b) any liability for claims for public liability or product liability arising from death or injury to third parties or damage to third party property caused by the chiropractor in the course of providing professional services or in the course of supplying products in connection with those services;

(c) any legal liability of a chiropractor in respect of the risks set out in paragraphs (a) and (b) which are attributable to that chiropractor’s employees, partners, associates, co-directors or agents and which are connected with the provision of chiropractic services on behalf of that chiropractor, or under, that chiropractor’s supervision;

(d) any liability to pay any or all legal costs of, and incidental to, all proceedings which may be recovered by a claimant against a chiropractor arising out of any claim in respect of the prescribed risks; and

(e) all or any costs, fees and expenses which may be incurred by a chiropractor in defending any claim in respect of the risks set out in paragraphs (a) to (d).