Arbitration and mediation: a shift in commercial dispute resolution?
By Matthew Pascall, Legal Director – Head of Commercial With the Arbitration Act receiving Royal Assent on 24th February and growing judicial momentum behind mediation – including the Charles Elphicke v Times Media Ltd ruling, commercial litigation solicitors will need to consider how these changes could affect both their working practices and clients. In this […]
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 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 […]
Read moreHistoric Phone Hacking Settlement
Temple Legal Protection Congratulates Legal Teams and Highlights Role of ATE Insurance in Securing Justice Temple Legal Protection is pleased to congratulate Ellen Gallagher and her colleagues at Hamlins, Roddy Chisholm Batten and his colleagues at Clintons along with David Sherborne, Julian Santos and Ben Hamer of 5RB for securing such a well-deserved settlement on […]
Read moreEnergised or Bowled Over? Claims for Undisclosed Commission in the Business Energy Sector
By Matthew Pascall, Legal Director – Head of Commercial (Estimated reading time: 8 minutes 8 seconds) Temple is currently insuring claims brought by businesses who have relied on brokers to arrange energy contracts but who knew little or nothing about the commission paid by energy suppliers to the brokers. Read on for what we’ve found […]
Read moreLitigation Funding – Government to reverse decision in PACCAR
By Matthew Pascall, Legal Director – Head of Commercial (Estimated reading time: 4 minutes 13 seconds) On the 4th of March the Rt. Hon. Alex Chalk MP, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary State for Justice, made a statement in the House of Commons announcing the Government’s intention to introduce legislation to “… address the impacts […]
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