Clinical negligence and personal injury claims – mediation in the virtual world
By Paul Balen Mediator Director, Trust Mediation Ltd (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 7 seconds) Six months in from lockdown, the fall-out for clinical negligence and personal injury practitioners is clear – the lines of communication have been stretched and the courts are log-jammed. Concluding claims as quickly as possible has become a key priority […]
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Collaborative protocols, Covid-19 and clinical negligence litigation
By Matthew Best, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 37 seconds) A recent Law Gazette article was published entitled ‘Covid-19 protocol encourages ‘positive behaviours’ in clinical negligence litigation’ . Having read this article, we asked our Senior Underwriting Manager, Matthew Best for his thoughts on this and Temple Legal Protection’s stance on such […]
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Disbursement funding for commercial disputes – all about the price tag?
By Andy Lyalle, Senior Business Development Manager (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 59 seconds) A few years ago Jessie J sang about ‘shades on your eyes’ and ‘ba–bling ba-bling’ in her song ‘Price Tag’ but, for commercial dispute resolution disbursement funding, is it also all about the price tag? We share our experience from the […]
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Disbursement Funding – Being a Credit Intermediary
By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 33 seconds) A great deal for your client – that’s no big deal for your firm Alongside the numerous benefits of being able to offer Temple disbursement funding, it is understandable some solicitors may be concerned at the thought of being a credit intermediary […]
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We’re in virtual dialogue with you
By Philip Pipkin, Underwriting Support Manager (Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 51 seconds) During 2020, Temple have held several well-attended webinars on key legal and costs topics. These platforms have allowed a large number of people to meet virtually, understand the topic in question and engage with an audience of like-minded legal services providers. Here’s […]
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An update on the whiplash reforms – where are we now?
(Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 25 seconds) It has been over four years since plans to reform low value personal injury claims were proposed. A lot has happened in that time – a new Conservative government, the UK having left the European Union and, of course, the current global pandemic. The repercussions of these events […]
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Insolvency update: Move fast and settle things – CIGA and ATE/Litigation Insurance
(Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 22 seconds) In the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the business world was subject to huge disruption – with numerous companies ‘going to the wall’ and many others teetering on the brink. In the insolvency and restructuring arena, the government, insolvency practitioners and solicitors had to adapt fast. We take […]
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Clinical negligence ATE insurance premium challenge – technicalities and the reality
By David Stoker, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 25 seconds) We received a recent clinical negligence ATE insurance premium challenge from a well-known defendant law firm where the paying party is seeking to argue that a Tomlin Order is not a relevant “order for costs” and therefore the premium is not payable. We […]
Read More Disbursement Funding Interest Recoverability – Shades Of Grey Or As Clear As Mud?
By Matthew Best, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 17 seconds) A previous article I wrote in June 2019 ‘Is disbursement funding interest recoverable’ attracted, forgive the pun, a lot of interest – but the subject itself has remained a very grey area with clarity in short supply. The SCCO has, unhelpfully, recently […]
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