Even if costs exceed damages, they can still be proportionate
By David Chase, Senior Underwriter. Two judgments in the phone hacking litigation handed down in June and August 2018 have been of particular interest to us of late, namely ‘Various Claimants in Waves 1 and 2 of the Mirror Newspapers Hacking Litigation vs MGN Limited, Case No: AGS/1600058’. The five factors that Master Gordon-Saker had […]
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Can litigation and arbitration comfortably co-exist? We think so.
By David Chase, Senior Underwriter. There are those who might say that arbitration is to be preferred because commercial litigation is time-consuming and expensive. Practitioners have become increasingly interested in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) since the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) came into force, for the purposes of settling commercial […]
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Mediation for Clinical Negligence claims – An ATE Underwriter’s perspective
By David Pipkin – Director, Underwriting Division. Mediation for clinical negligence claims has featured regularly and there seems to be a momentum from both sides – perhaps more so from NHS Resolution – to promote it as part of the mainstream menu offered by litigators. Below is an in-depth look at these developments, viewpoints and some […]
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The due diligence needed when choosing ATE insurance and funding providers
What risks are you prepared to take? Litigation funding and ATE insurance providers are pooling their resources in order to provide litigation ‘solutions’. This is leading to increased choice; but has made comparing them on a like-for-like basis more difficult in terms of the necessary due diligence required. As a consequence, there are risks that […]
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Sean Fayle joins Temple Legal Protection as Senior Underwriting Manager
Specialist legal expenses insurer Temple Legal Protection is delighted to announce Sean Fayle has joined the business as a Senior Underwriting Manager. Sean has worked in the legal expenses insurance industry for over 20 years and brings to the Temple Legal Protection team a wealth of experience as well as a commitment to the highest […]
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AvMA 30th Annual Clinical Negligence Conference 29th – 30th June 2018
Temple Legal Protection will be exhibiting at the AvMA Clinical Negligence conference which takes place next week at the Hilton Brighton Metropole. If you are attending please come and visit us on stand 37 for your chance to win a bottle of superb Veuve Clicquot champagne. Members of our clinical negligence Underwriting team will be […]
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Football’s Financial Fouls
Football’s Financial Fouls As you settle down to watch the action on the field during the forthcoming FIFA World Cup, bear in mind that you will be watching players who, together, are valued at many, many millions of pounds. And whose professional careers are matters of hugely valuable commercial interest to the intermediaries supposed to […]
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Insurance Premium Tax Increase 2017 – end to transitional period 1st June 2018
As you may remember Insurance Premium Tax increased to 12% on 01 June 2017. As part of this most recent increase imposed by the government the transitional period for existing ATE policies incepted before 01 June 2017 was set at 12 months ending on 30 May 2018. The effect of this to policies will be […]
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Temple Legal Protection secures new insurance backing from RSA
Temple Legal Protection is delighted to announce it has signed a new five year contract for underwriting provision with RSA, one of the largest and strongest insurers in the UK. The arrangement sees Temple Legal Protection provide its customers with a comprehensive range of legal expenses insurance products with limits of up to £2.5m, backed […]
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