Case Study: Commercial litigators – No CFA? No problem
Commercial litigators: No CFA? No Problem – with Temple Litigation Insurance A Conditional Fee Agreement for commercial dispute is not a requirement with Temple, we regularly insure cases funded by traditional retainers; commercial litigators often prefer a more conventional fee payment structure to the ‘no win no fee’ arrangements more commonly used for personal injury. […]
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Not Just for Claimants – Insuring Defendants
Litigation Insurance for Defendants in Commercial Disputes For commercial disputes there is a perception that litigation insurance is only for claimants – and not for insuring defendants. Here at Temple, the vast majority of our insured are claimants and we are only occasionally asked about insuring defendants. In this article we get under the skin […]
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Star bakers and showstoppers – all for a good cause
The 2019 Great Legal Bake took place from 25th February to 1st March and many of the staff at Temple Legal Protection rolled up their sleeves, rolled out the pastry and channeled their inner baker to make some fantastic treats. All our participants rose to the occasion – there were very few ‘soggy bottoms’ – […]
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Mediation and Dispute Resolution in 2019
By Terry Renouf, Renouf Mediation. 2018 saw much greater use of mediation both within the area of clinical negligence but and more widely. This reflects a trend identified in the CEDR Biennial Audit1 published in July 2018. Growth of 10% pa was confirmed and within that figure a 20% pa growth of “schemes” such as […]
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Case Update: The ‘Giambrone’ Professional Negligence Group Action
By David Chase, Deputy Underwriting Manager. By way of an update to a previous article, there has been a very helpful development in this group action. Penningtons Manches are acting for over 80 claimants who lost over £3m in deposits in the failed and allegedly Mafia and IRA connected Jewel of the Sea holiday development […]
Read MoreRichard Steel, Temple’s Business Development Manager, is heading for pasture’s new.
With all our good wishes he has taken up an opportunity to work abroad. He will no longer be in and out of our client law firm’s offices every week meeting with a broad cross-section of litigators and other experts. Those who have met Richard know of his in-depth knowledge of legal expenses insurance, his […]
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Successful Claim Against Facebook puts Media Law in the Spotlight
The recent high-profile judgment in favour of Martin Lewis (founder of MoneySavingExpert.com) in his defamation action against Facebook presents a noteworthy challenge to regulators about the practical application of media law to publishers of online advertising campaigns. Proceedings were issued after financial fraudsters had created adverts supporting numerous investment schemes, which contained fake endorsements from […]
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Costs: Looking forward to 2019, what might be in store?
By Colin Campbell, Consultant at Kain Knight Costs Lawyers, Deputy Costs Judge and mediator in costs at CADR. A new year. What can those who practise in costs or who provide ATE insurance cover, look forward to in 2019, or is there anything about which they should be wary of? Here are some predictions from […]
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2019 – What Lies Ahead for Commercial Litigators?
By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager. At the time of writing, predicting the Government’s policy on the whole question of Brexit is next to impossible – and that’s with only 2 months to go before we leave. But in the calmer waters of commercial litigation, charting a course through the rest of this year – […]
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