Click on your business type in the menu bar below to find specific insurance and funding information for you

Scotland Flag coming from a black background

QOCs for Scotland update – expectations and reality?

By David Stoker, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 55 seconds) In mid-November two of our underwriters went to Scotland and visited some high-profile firms to get a feel as to how cost shifting is working since its introduction in June. The general feeling seems to be that it may not be the panacea […]

Read More
Someone on using a calculator and taking down notes

Third Party Funding and Group Proceedings – We’re Here to Help!

By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 6 minutes 44 seconds) Third Party Funding, Group Proceedings and Litigation Insurance – Sections 10 and Sections 20 to 22 of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018. You may feel you’ve already heard too much about Third Party Funding and Group Proceedings, […]

Read More
Temple staff and other firms members having a discussion on clinical negligence at a roundtable

The Temple Clinical Negligence Roundtable Discussion

(Estimated reading time: 5 minute 15 seconds) With several challenges currently facing the world of clinical negligence, Temple recently invited a number of leading clinical negligence practitioners to the Royal Society of Arts in London, to discuss some of the hot topics within the industry and how they could be addressed. Myself and my colleague, […]

Read More
Someone on using a calculator and taking down notes

When does a Litigation Funding Agreement become a Damages-Based Agreement?

(Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 39 seconds) This was a central issue in the recent Court of Appeal case of Paccar Inc v Road Haulage Association Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 299 (05 March 2021). Litigation funding agreements (“LFA”) and damages-based agreements (“DBA”) are both forms of litigation funding. Both are ways to facilitate access to […]

Read More
A closeup shot of a judge with a gavel in their hand hitting the table

Passing Off – A Double Dismissal Case

By Sam Knight, Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 1 minute 23 seconds) Philip Warren & Son Limited v Lidl Great Britain Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 2372 (Ch) This was a case concerning the common law tort of ‘passing off’ where, surprisingly, both the claim and the Defendant’s counterclaim were dismissed. The Court, perhaps also in […]

Read More
An overhead shot of two people in a meeting

Professional Negligence Update – Investigate, Investigate, Investigate!

By Sam Knight, Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 1 minute 19 seconds) Evans v Betesh Partnership [2021] EWCA Civ 1194 is a case concerning the professional liability of a solicitors’ firm and counsel in advising the claimant to settle a personal injury matter in 2011. Ms Evans suffered a traumatic brain injury in a road traffic […]

Read More
A hand covering a house from getting wet which can damage the house

Lender Claims in Property Litigation: a Guide Based on Experience

By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 55 seconds) Property litigation is familiar territory for Temple but one area that often features prominently are claims arising out of the valuation of property. These claims are inevitably cyclical – a down-turn in the economy prompts lenders to look to the property against […]

Read More
A photo of the Brookland race track

Group Litigation – ‘The Right Crowd and No Crowding’

By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 3 seconds) The Temple head office is located just a few miles from the historic motor racing track at Brooklands. In the 1930’s the track announced on its posters that it offered “The Right Crowd and No Crowding.” It strikes me that this catchy […]

Read More
brain in a lightbulb

Straightforward Facts That Means Peace of Mind for Your Litigation Funding

By Matthew Best – Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 5 minute 6 seconds) You may well have seen the recent news about litigation funding in recent weeks. One of my former colleagues once said that he believes that finding the right funding partner at the right time enables you and your client to share […]

Read More