Litigation in Scotland – our latest webinar gets under the skin of the key issues
By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager Temple’s most recent webinar headed (virtually) north of the border where Tim Edward (Dentons), Cat MacLean (MBM Commercial) and Ross Taylor (Wright Johnston & Mackenzie) joined me for a discussion on topical litigation insurance matters in Scotland. Given the strength and experience of our guests, it isn’t surprising that […]
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Covid-19 Business Interruption Insurance – The FCA’s Test Case
Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Limited [2020] EWHC 2448 (Comm). (Estimated reading time: 7 minutes, 7 seconds) Only a small minority of larger firms are believed to have in place policies that cover them for losses incurred due to infectious diseases. In any event, even if most businesses affected had cover, it would […]
Read More Get Ahead On Costs – The Latest News On Detailed Assessments And Incoming Rule Changes
Temple would like to welcome you to our webinar, SCCO Practice Notes for Hearings and Detailed Assessments and CPR changes from 1 October 2020, presented by John Ivory at Keith Bintley Ltd. You join after the introduction and straight into the presentation. Please stick to the end as this is followed by a short Q&A […]
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The New Deal in Clinical Negligence ATE insurance and our reality – It’s not just the ‘What’, we’re also giving you the reasons ‘Why?’
By Matthew Best, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 6 minutes, 13 seconds) With the NHS being at the heart of all of our lives, the funding of it appears to be an everyday topic. The idea of suing one of their Trusts for the levels of compensation that were previously awarded may no longer […]
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Legal expenses insurance premium payment support and cover continuation arrangements
Temple Legal Protection is the provider of commercial legal expenses insurance policies and employment disputes protection cover for a wide range of businesses. We understand that the Covid 19 pandemic has had a direct financial effect on businesses of all sizes. Here at Temple we want to reassure our policyholders in the business community that […]
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Contentious Trusts and Probate – A challenge ‘inherited’ by Temple Legal Protection
By Andy Lyalle, Senior Business Development Manager (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 26 seconds) At Temple Legal Protection we like to think that we have a proven track record of finding innovative and imaginative solutions for solicitors to help them resolve their client’s disputes. With that in mind, we are currently examining the demands and […]
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What could happen if you say “no” to a mediation proposal, will a party to the litigation be penalised on costs?
By David Chase, Deputy Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 1 second) You may not be surprised to know that the costs of mediation are covered in Temple Legal Protection’s standard policy wording for commercial cases. They are. However it is perhaps not as widely known that, since we cover the costs of mediation […]
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Value – what are your expectations of a litigation insurance provider?
By David Chase, Deputy Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 59 seconds) Law firms wish to have a profitable business but are under pressure to reduce costs, whilst SMEs would like lower cost access to legal advice to help resolve a commercial dispute. Clients like value for money, ideally you would like more fee […]
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The end of “anti-adjudication” injunctions in construction disputes
(Estimated reading time: 6 minutes, 42 seconds) Liquidators of insolvent contractors now have the comfort that they can refer their disputes to adjudication without fear of being injuncted and can, with Temple’s proven suite of ATE insurance policies, seek to enforce the adjudicator’s decision. Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (In Liquidation) (Appellant/Cross-Respondent) v Michael J Lonsdale […]
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