Temple are pleased once again to be exhibiting at the SCIL conference in Birmingham. If you or a colleague is attending, I hope you will find some time to come a talk to us on our exhibition stand about some of the current issues facing clinical negligence lawyers.
Here’s our view on some topical subjects –
Fixed costs for cases with a value of under £25,000
- One of the most important issues is the continuing progress, through the Civil Justice Council, of their efforts to formulate a proposal for the introduction of fixed costs for clinical negligence cases with a value of under £25,000.
- It is no secret claimant lawyers are against such a proposal. Temple Legal Protection supports SCIL’s alternative proposal because we believe it will lead to further savings without damaging patient safety, access to justice or the ability of the NHS to learn.
Recoverability of ATE insurance premiums
- The continuation of recoverability is also critical to the maintenance of access to justice; the news from the MoJ following their recent review of the LASPO reforms seems helpful here.
- We are still seeing too many ATE insurance premium challenges. In the face of judicial decisions, the outcomes of these generally confirm the reasonableness of the level of such premiums
We’d like to hear your views
- If you’re attending the SCIL conference, please do come and have a conversation about the proposed MoJ Reforms with members of our Underwriting team, Philip Pipkin and Lisa Fricker, who look forward to meeting with you.
Whilst you’re there…
Why not ask about how our disbursement funding could help your law firm and your clients?
- With a transparent fixed interest rate of just 10%, low drawdown fees and a market-leading multiplier for fee funding, a Temple Funding facility can break down those barriers – giving your clients the freedom to pursue their case.
- For your law firm we provide a solution to the significant cash flow burden that comes with funding your client’s litigation, unlocking cases that would otherwise not be brought or may not run to their optimum potential.
Matthew Best Cert CII
Head of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
01483 514804
Matthew Best Cert CII
Matt has an insurance background and joined Temple in 2011 having worked for 4 years in a leading insurance company where he was dealing with personal injury work. Matthew was promoted to Underwriting Manager and subsequently Senior Underwriting Manager taking on overall responsibility for Temple’s personal injury and clinical negligence underwriting department.
In 2022 Matt joined the board of directors as Director of ATE Partnerships. Matthew has cultivated fantastic relationships with our business partners for many years. His ability to build a clear understanding of their requirements and more importantly what is required to fulfil such requirements means he is ideally placed to support the strategic direction of the company.
Matt remains the head of the personal injury and clinical negligence department and is committed to all Temple’s business partners in order to deliver the highest level of service they expect. He is also responsible in making sure that Temple’s ATE and disbursement funding products remain competitive, but most importantly that they are fit for purpose for solicitors and their clients.
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