‘To Tweet or Not to Tweet’ – Defamation developments
(Estimated reading time: 4 minutes 27 seconds) Shakespeare would probably have enjoyed the verbal jousting on social media and Hamlet’s ponderings about human existence in general could also have worked online. But with Twitter in the news again as Elon Musk considers taking over the company and into private ownership, we ask whether this is […]
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Representative privacy actions in the 21st Century
Representative privacy actions in the 21st Century (Estimated reading time: 1 minute 26 seconds) On 10th November 2021 the Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Lloyd v Google case, clamping down on representative privacy actions in the age of the internet. Previously, the Claimants had been successful in a […]
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A “SLAPP” in the Face – but is There a Fundamental Paradox?
(Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 52 seconds) The allegation is that Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are used by the rich and powerful to protect their reputation and to gag those who would expose their unsavoury path to enormous wealth to public scrutiny and ridicule. We take a closer look. It is often the […]
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ATE insurance in action case study – a pre-LASPO asbestos-related claim
By David Stoker, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 5 minutes 47 seconds) We have seen a lull in challenges to our ATE recoverable premiums, post LASPO, especially since the decision in West v Demouilpied, but now and again an interesting one occurs, including pre-LASPO challenges. A recent challenge saw a law firm client with an […]
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Will they never learn? Fixed costs – a fix that doesn’t fix what needs fixing
By Matthew Best, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 5 minutes 50 seconds) I understand that there is an argument for reform. However, I believe it is not the system and its associated costs that needs to change; the root of the problem is the lack of patient safety learning (learning from mistakes) across the […]
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Low Value Commercial Cases – an Achievable Challenge for ATE Legal Expenses Insurers
By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 4 minutes 23 seconds) ATE insurers are increasingly asked to insure large volumes of relatively low value cases, often on a delegated basis whereby the solicitor assesses the merits of their own cases and issues policies of insurance on the insurer’s behalf. These cases bring their […]
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ATE Insurance in Action – Only the strong survive? Facts from actual personal injury cases and claims
By David Stoker, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 43 seconds) Though Temple is well known to leading clinical negligence practitioners, we wanted to remind you about our equal appetite and experience for personal Injury work. We insure PI claims of all types including industrial disease, accidents at work and public liability – and […]
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You Can’t be too Careful when Advising Clients About Funding
By David Pipkin, Non-Executive Director (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 47 seconds) Whenever I am discussing Temple’s funding options with lawyers, invariably I ask what their clients need to know to help them make the right decisions. Whilst there is little doubt personal injury clients anticipate some form of conditional fee and ATE insurance package […]
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Mediating clinical negligence and personal injury cases – 2022 style
By Paul Balen, Mediator and Director of Trust Mediation Ltd (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 28 seconds) It’s official! The letter ‘A’ is officially redundant. Claims are now all about Dispute Resolution. As the Master of the Rolls said last year: “Courts are there to assist the parties find a resolution to their dispute and […]
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