Litigation 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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Case study on the Defective Premises Act 1972
By Jamela Collins, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 8 minutes 8 seconds) Mr and Mrs Vainker v (1) Marbank Construction Ltd; (2) Mercer and Miller a firm; and (3) SCD Architects Ltd [2024] EWHC 667 (TCC). This is an interesting case under the The Defective Premises Act 1972. (The DPA) that highlights the significance of […]
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Insolvency Law: Once upon a time there was a company…
By Sukhbir Kaur, Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 30 seconds) It is no surprise that during the life of a company all appears to work well and in most cases without a glitch. However those assigned to investigating the affairs of a company or other businesses will tell you that most fraudulent activities remain […]
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Temple’s 25th anniversary – and a big birthday for David Pipkin
(Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 28 seconds) Many of you will know David Pipkin almost as ‘part of the furniture’ at Temple Legal Protection and an integral part of its 25-year history. Below he recalls just two of the wonderful moments in his journey with Temple as he reaches his own personal milestone – celebrating […]
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Temple Legal Protection – Supporting the Back Up champagne tasting event with Shoosmiths
Temple Legal Protection are proud to be supporting the Back Up champagne tasting event with Shoosmiths. This event will take you on a journey through the champagne region, delighting your taste buds with six different champagnes. Funds raised from the event will mean more people with a spinal cord injury can get the support they […]
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Temple Legal Protection – 25 Years at the Leading Edge of Legal Expenses Insurance
(Estimated reading time: 1 minute 26 seconds) January 20th is the 25th anniversary of Temple Legal Protection, one of the founders and leading lights in the legal expenses insurance sector. 2024 will see the company reflect on its involvement in many significant legal and insurance developments and hosting a celebratory year of events and activities. […]
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Landmark Clinical Negligence Secondary Victim Appeal Ends in Disappointment for Claimants at the Supreme Court
By Matthew Best, Director – ATE Partnerships, Head of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 42 seconds) The Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment on conjoined clinical negligence cases concerning psychiatric injuries suffered by secondary victims. Specifically, the case of Paul which concerned a failure to diagnose a life-threatening condition […]
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Ten steps towards business development success for employment law firms
(Estimated reading time: 4 minutes 1 second) You may be an expert employment lawyer, but how about a helping hand with business development to help you generate more enquiries or convert prospects into new clients? Below we have some extracts from our forthcoming, updated Temple Employment Disputes Insurance handbook, which includes marketing and business development […]
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The rise of Insolvency cases – what might be the reasons?
By Sukhbir Kaur, Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 1 minute 35 seconds) Since 2022 there has been a sharp increase in the number of businesses that have become insolvent. In this article we look at the possible reasons for this. According to the Office of National Statistics more than 1 in 10 UK businesses reported a […]
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