Professional Negligence: judgment restating the law applicable to professional advisor negligence claims
Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton [2021] UKSC 20; [2021] 3 WLR 81 By Sam Knight, Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 6 minutes, 14 seconds) This case arose from negligent advice given by the Claimant’s auditor, exposing them to a £32.7 million loss. The key question for the court was whether the scope of the duty […]
Read moreQOCs for Scotland – what’s been happening?
By David Stoker, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 2 seconds) New rules introduced into Scottish courts meant that from 30 June 2021 the majority of parties seeking damages for clinical negligence and personal injury claims will not be liable for the expenses of their opponent, if their action fails. This article seeks to […]
Read moreMandatory Mediation: the end of the litigator?
By Terry Renouf, Renouf Mediation (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 11 seconds) After many judicial speeches on the topic the summer saw three significant publications. Firstly, the Civil Justice Council reported, at the request of the Master of the Rolls, supporting mandatory Dispute Resolution[1]. Secondly the Ministry of Justice published its own Guide to Civil […]
Read moreATE insurance in action: surgical mesh cases
By Matthew Best, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 1 minute 16 seconds) The BBC prime time drama ‘Casualty’ has had some pretty big issues to deal with down the years and never more so than over the last twelve months; so here at Temple we were delighted to see the scriptwriters used a recent […]
Read more‘Temple are friendly, practical and accommodating’ – your words, not ours
(Estimated reading time: 1 minute 33 seconds) We were flattered to receive these kind words from Michael Hartley at Goodlaw Solcitors. “Further to our recent correspondence, I was just emailing, on the back of a number of recent interactions with Temple over policies and funding, to say how refreshing it is to work with such […]
Read moreGiving you the facts on a Litigation Insurance Scheme with Delegated Authority.
By Andy Lyalle, Senior Business Development Manager (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 55 seconds) What is it and why it matters This article seeks to address some assumptions and questions put to me on a regular basis and also explain some of the terminology used when discussing litigation/ATE insurance, commercial dispute resolution clients and cases. […]
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