Following an application for security for costs in the recent case of Premier Motorauctions Ltd & Anor v Price waterhouse coopers LLP & Anor [2016] EWHC 2610 (Ch), the High Court allowed an after-the-event (ATE) insurance policy to stand as being sufficient for the purposes of security for costs. Whilst there has been various cases […]

Theresa May recently indicated that Article 50 will be triggered before March 2017, leaving the government with the unenviable task of unpicking UK legislation from a generation of EU Directives.  Whilst sceptics have voiced concern that wide-ranging EU mandates may be quietly rewritten on short-term ideological grounds, many businesses have welcomed a less prescriptive approach […]

Justice secretary Liz Truss has ditched George Osbornes’ plans for a major overhaul of the personal injury sector. These changes included increases to £5,000 as the Small Track limit and the removal of compensation soft tissue injuries such as whiplash. These proposals were raised in November 2015 by then-chancellor George Osborne in his autumn statement, […]

A report by Amnesty International calls for an urgent review of funding restrictions that are leaving the most vulnerable without vital support. Cuts to legal aid are far worse than anticipated and are creating a “two-tier” system which denies the poorest people access to justice, warns the critical report by Amnesty. Temple Legal Protection supports […]

The ideal complement to our market-leading ATE insurance cover and utilised by many specialists in Clinical Negligence Temple offers straightforward, affordable funding that gives your client the freedom to pursue their claim without having to pay expenses along the way. Our facility provides your firm with a solution to the significant cash flow burden that […]

The UK Government has imposed a higher rate of premium tax on all insurance policies. As a result of the spring government budget, Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is due to rise from its current level of 9.5% to 10% on Saturday 01 October 2016. Please find below Temple Legal Protection Limited’s summary of the changes […]