The bumpy ride continues
By David Pipkin – Director, Underwriting Division By way of introduction, my predictions in the January newsletter of a bumpy ride in 2019 seem to be bearing out. Below I pick up on a few of those points in order to keep you informed of the key issues impacting on litigators and claimants in the […]
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Damaged? New media law issues for litigators
By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager. Temple has been insuring media and communications litigation cases for many years and is the principal insurer in the ongoing phone hacking litigation. Recently, starting with Data Protection Act claims, we have been turning our minds to see what new issues might be litigated by our media law clients […]
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Litigation insurance in action – fraudulent misrepresentation case study
In March this year a Northamptonshire businesswoman celebrated the end of a 2½ year fraudulent misrepresentation legal dispute that threatened her with bankruptcy. Wilson Browne Solicitors approached Temple Legal Protection for litigation insurance cover; together they were able to help a young entrepreneur end a legal nightmare. In July of 2016 Amanda Phipps’ business decided […]
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“It’s not fair” – A close look at unfair prejudice actions
Insights on Unfair Prejudice Actions and Access to Disbursement Funding When setting up any business, the principal founders will inevitably have to trust each other in seeking achieving an agreed commercial objective. If that turns out not to be the case and the business relationship breaks down, under company law an unfair prejudice action can […]
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When there is no Arkin Cap, Temple fills the gap – Part 1
It has long been thought that whilst a litigation funder can be liable for the other side’s costs in litigation, its liability for such costs would be limited to the level of funding it gave its client in the case. Such was the principle that was said to have been established in Arkin v Borchard […]
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Costs Law Reports Conference 2019
Temple Legal Protection are proud to be sponsors of the “Costs Law Reports Conference” taking place on 25th September. If you wish to attend, there are still a few places remaining. Click here for more details.
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Employment Tribunal Claims at a 5 year high, Employees are switched on, are you?
June 2018 saw the highest number of single case employment tribunal claims since July 2013, the month before tribunal fees were first introduced, and the number of cases are on the rise. The employment tribunal system was created in 1964 and, until July 2013, there was no cost to an employee for them to bring […]
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As we head towards Brexit, our experts can give you clarity on key business issues
As we move into the closing stages of the Brexit process, are your customers prepared for changes that may lie ahead and, in considering those, who they can turn to for advice on Employment, Contractual, Taxation and Regulatory issues that businesses will need guidance on? Below are just four questions – and a solution underneath. […]
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2019 Legal Futures Civil Litigation Conference – what were the hot topics for litigators?
Funding, capped costs, court modernisation, robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) were on delegates’ minds in a very busy day at the conference. Below is a summary of the numerous discussions we had at the conference. The focus on funding of all kinds The strongest level of interest and feedback was regarding funding – which includes […]
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