We thought you would like to know about the Costs Law Reports Conference which is due to be held at the offices of Eversheds Sutherland in London on 25th September 2019. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis and are selling fast! For further details of this event click here and If you […]

QOCS for Scotland on the horizon The imminent introduction of costs shifting – or QOCS (as it has been labelled) in Scotland – for personal injury and clinical negligence cases provides a good opportunity for Scottish lawyers to explore the prospects of arranging ATE legal expenses insurance for their clients at an affordable price. The […]

By David Pipkin – Director, Underwriting Division By way of introduction, my predictions in the January newsletter of a bumpy ride in 2019 seem to be bearing out. Below I pick up on a few of those points in order to keep you informed of the key issues impacting on litigators and claimants in the […]

What is your ADR Strategy? Do you have an ADR Strategy? How would you respond to a “Notice to Mediate”? All of these questions about mediation were raised by the recommendations of the Civil Justice Council in its report on ADR and Civil Justice published just before Christmas. Leading mediator, Terry Renouf, considers the implications […]

By David Pipkin – Director, Underwriting Division. A moving target of regulatory developments and other challenges in recoverability, fixed costs, funding and ADR can be expected during 2019. The coming year promises to be an eventful one for clinical negligence and personal injury litigators, ATE/litigation insurance and disbursement funding providers alike. The MoJ has indicated […]

By David Pipkin – Director, Underwriting Division. Here we publish one part of our response to the MoJ consultation on the LASPO review Part 2. This extract focuses on the need to preserve the partial recovery of ATE insurance premiums for clinical negligence claims. It seeks to counter the view from certain quarters that perceives […]