Litigation funding in 2025: regulatory clarity and what comes next
By Jamela Collins Technical Underwriting Manager Temple Legal Protection Estimated read time 4 minutes 10 seconds As 2025 progresses, the litigation funding debate has reached a key stage. With the Civil Justice Council’s final report now published and regulation firmly on the agenda, this article reviews what has been proposed, what remains unresolved, and what […]
Read moreATE in Action Case Study: Dispute over final wishes in contested Will
By Jamela Collins, Technical Underwriting Manager Estimated reading time – 4 minutes 10 seconds The case concerns a handwritten Will made in 2020 by the deceased`s former husband which was made less than a month before her death which left him her entire estate and revoked a professionally drafted Will made in 2012. The main […]
Read moreContentious probate claims on the rise – where does ATE insurance fit in?
By Jamela Collins, Technical Underwriting Manager Estimated reading time – 3 minutes 3 seconds A steady rise in contentious trusts and probate disputes is being reported including claims under the Inheritance Act 1975 and more frequent challenges to the validity of wills. These two factors combined with the increasing complexity of disputes, is reinforcing the […]
Read moreNew to ATE insurance for media and defamation cases? Start here.
By Jamela Collins, Technical Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 4 minutes 29 seconds) During 2024 we have been celebrating our 25th anniversary. In that quarter of a century one of the areas of law that helped build Temple’ reputation in After the Event (ATE) insurance for commercial litigation is in media and defamation cases. Our […]
Read more‘Really quite interesting? What’s caught our eye’ – recent articles of interest.
By Jamela Collins Technical Underwriting Manager Temple Legal Protection Estimated read time – 1 minute 13 seconds This round-up looks at recent articles shaping commercial disputes – from ATE insurance and insolvency to shareholder actions and privacy injunctions. A quick snapshot of the issues we think worth noting. Mike Lynch – relevance in estate administration […]
Read moreATE in Action: Property Litigation Case Study
Case summary A homeowner wanted to bring an action against a large property developer claiming charges for the maintenance and upkeep of a public open space surrounding a housing development they had built. The homeowner no longer lived at the property, the maintenance charges were being backdated and the developer was claiming the charges as […]
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