Clinical negligence birth injury claim: Master X v NHS Trust
By Shelley Carrick-Forrester, Trainee Underwriter *Case ongoing at time of writing (May 2025) What has happened so far? This case concerns a clinical negligence claim arising from a birth injury where liability has been largely admitted. Temple has provided ATE insurance to assist the claimant’s solicitors in pursuing appropriate damages following the partial settlement on […]
Read moreRetrospective CFAs: guidance from the Court of Appeal
By Bipin Regmi, Senior Underwriter This case study examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in Singh & Ors v Ingram [2025], which considered whether a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) could apply to work undertaken before it was signed. The case involved a detailed dispute over the interpretation of CFA terms, the role of implied intent, […]
Read moreATE insurance in action: An unintended ‘lock-in’, bilateral compartment syndrome and emergency fasciotomies
By Morag Lewis, Senior Underwriter Estimated Reading Time – 2 minutes 12 seconds The claimant had been drinking alcohol while out socialising with friends at a work function. She had begun drinking at approximately 5.30pm and continued to drink up until around 9:00pm. It was clear that the court would find that the claimant was […]
Read moreA historic phone hacking settlement and Temple’s role in securing justice
By Matthew Pascall, Legal Director – Head of Commercial Estimated Reading Time – 2 minutes 43 seconds On 24 January 2025, the historic settlement in the long-running phone hacking litigation against News Group Newspapers (NGN) captured widespread media attention and made the headlines everywhere. The case, which saw Lord Tom Watson and the Duke of […]
Read moreReally Quite Interesting?
What’s caught our eye recently in the legal press By Oliver White, Underwriter Estimated Reading Time – 5 minutes 24 seconds NHS Trusts faces over £4m in payouts for infection claims https://claimsmag.co.uk/2024/12/nhs-trusts-faces-over-4m-in-payouts-for-infection-claims/ This article from Claims Media discusses the results of an Investigation made by Medical Negligence Assist. This found that NHS Trusts have paid […]
Read moreArtificial Intelligence and the Real Thing – AI and ATE Underwriting
By Matthew Pascall, Legal Director Estimated Reading Time – 5 minutes 17 seconds Temple, along with many other businesses, is starting to explore ways in which AI can support the work we do. I have already started to receive marketing emails promising me software that can predict the outcome of a case. Am I soon […]
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