‘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. […]
Read moreConstruction Disputes: enforcing adjudicator’s awards in favour of insolvent referring party – what does constitute adequate security?
This article was first published in the August 2021 issue of the Law Society’s ‘Litigation Funding’ magazine Estimated reading time: 6 minutes, 47 seconds Now that we have the benefit of the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court in Bresco Electrical Services Ltd v Michael J Lonsdale [2020] UKSC 25 (judgment given on 17.06.202), it […]
Read moreConstruction Disputes Webinar
By Andy Lyalle, Senior Business Development Manager Construction Disputes Webinar In this construction webinar we explore the key issues with three leading experts’ – Neil Armstrong (Myerson Solicitors), Greg McMahon (Pythagoras Capital) and Andrew O’Connor (Augusta Ventures). They all share their experience of litigation/ATE insurance and funding as well as the judiciary’s attitudes to it. […]
Read moreSpecial Report: QOCS for Scotland Now Live
By Matthew Best, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 4 minutes 7 seconds) The 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 After-The-Event (ATE) legal expenses insurance for their clients […]
Read moreConstruction dispute success enforcing adjudicator’s award
(Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 45 seconds) Temple has developed new ATE/litigation insurance cover specifically designed to assist insolvent referring parties seeking adjudication on a construction dispute and the subsequent enforcement of any adjudicator’s award. The interlinked insurance policies provide indemnities for the adjudicator’s fees, adverse costs, the insured’s disbursements relating to any enforcement proceedings […]
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