Professional Negligence Lawyers Association
Report from the PNLA conference 28th November 2019 (Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 31 seconds) Temple were pleased once again to be a sponsor of this successful annual event. The focus of this year’s conference was the changing fortunes of those involved in the professional negligence arena, entitled ‘Wheel of Fortune’. The speakers were of the highest […]
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Litigation Insurance – “Because it’s worth it”
(Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 59 seconds) In June this year we held, in conjunction with Legal Futures a roundtable event which was attended by a group of highly experienced litigation lawyers. At that meeting they expressed some of the concerns their clients had with taking out ATE/litigation insurance. One common theme expressed was the […]
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How to choose a litigation insurance provider – 7 things that matter
(Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 24 seconds) By David Chase, Deputy Underwriting Manager We believe that finding the right partner at the right time enables you and your client to share risk effectively. But how do you find the right litigation insurance provider? We suggest you take your time to build a relationship with your […]
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APIL 2019 annual Clinical Negligence conference review
(Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 22 seconds) This year’s conference was as well attended as ever, a fact reflected in the very busy two days we had on the Temple Legal Protection stand. Delegates commented to us they found the speakers extremely knowledgeable on their subject matter and struck a good balance between informative and […]
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ADR and Mediation for the new Decade
(Estimated reading time: 2 minute, 55 seconds) By Terry Renouf of Renouf Mediation. Alternative Dispute Resolution has throughout 2019 continued to develop with further changes anticipated in 2020. The CEDR Mediation Audit of 2018 reported 10% growth of civil mediations per annum with mediation “schemes” growing at twice that rate. The NHS Resolution Mediation scheme […]
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Double success for Cauda Equina Syndrome cases
(Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 50 seconds) A complex Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) clinical negligence case – with ATE insurance and disbursement funding from Temple – has been successfully concluded after a major 3-week trial. These are not easy victories to achieve, so we are delighted for the insured client and their legal team which […]
Read More Mediation for clinical negligence cases – still a hot topic
(Estimated reading time: 1 minutes, 31 seconds) By David Pipkin – Director, Underwriting Division and observations from Terry Renouf of Renouf Mediation. The NHSR annual report records that the number of clinical negligence mediations increased by 110% (380) in the last year and that figure is likely to continue to increase significantly in coming years. […]
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Costs: looking backwards and forwards – how is 2019 unfolding?
(Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 39 seconds) By Colin Campbell, Consultant at Kain Knight Costs Lawyers, Deputy Costs Judge and mediator in costs at Costs Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR). In January, we made various predictions about developments in the arcane world of civil costs. How accurate have they proved to be? This update looks at […]
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IDD – I DIDN’T KNOW IS NOT A VALID EXCUSE
(Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 16 seconds) Knowledge really is power! In October 2018 the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) came into force and introduced a number of new obligations that firms involved in the designing and the selling of insurance products need to meet. We take a look at two key elements of these […]
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