Energised or Bowled Over? Claims for Undisclosed Commission in the Business Energy Sector
By Matthew Pascall, Legal Director – Head of Commercial (Estimated reading time: 8 minutes 8 seconds) Temple is currently insuring claims brought by businesses who have relied on brokers to arrange energy contracts but who knew little or nothing about the commission paid by energy suppliers to the brokers. Read on for what we’ve found […]
Read moreLitigation Funding – Government to reverse decision in PACCAR
By Matthew Pascall, Legal Director – Head of Commercial (Estimated reading time: 4 minutes 13 seconds) On the 4th of March the Rt. Hon. Alex Chalk MP, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary State for Justice, made a statement in the House of Commons announcing the Government’s intention to introduce legislation to “… address the impacts […]
Read moreCase study on the Defective Premises Act 1972
By Jamela Collins, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 8 minutes 8 seconds) Mr and Mrs Vainker v (1) Marbank Construction Ltd; (2) Mercer and Miller a firm; and (3) SCD Architects Ltd [2024] EWHC 667 (TCC). This is an interesting case under the The Defective Premises Act 1972. (The DPA) that highlights the significance of […]
Read moreInsolvency Law: Once upon a time there was a company…
By Sukhbir Kaur, Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 30 seconds) It is no surprise that during the life of a company all appears to work well and in most cases without a glitch. However those assigned to investigating the affairs of a company or other businesses will tell you that most fraudulent activities remain […]
Read moreTemple’s 25th anniversary – and a big birthday for David Pipkin
(Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 28 seconds) Many of you will know David Pipkin almost as ‘part of the furniture’ at Temple Legal Protection and an integral part of its 25-year history. Below he recalls just two of the wonderful moments in his journey with Temple as he reaches his own personal milestone – celebrating […]
Read moreTemple Legal Protection – Supporting the Back Up champagne tasting event with Shoosmiths
Temple Legal Protection are proud to be supporting the Back Up champagne tasting event with Shoosmiths. This event will take you on a journey through the champagne region, delighting your taste buds with six different champagnes. Funds raised from the event will mean more people with a spinal cord injury can get the support they […]
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