By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 1 minute 50 seconds) CEDR was founded in 1990 at a time when mediation and other forms of ADR were in their infancy (save, of course, for arbitration). In the subsequent 30 years mediation has grown from a somewhat obscure concept that practitioners approached with some […]

By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 53 seconds) A recent and widely reported case has emphasised the need for practitioners to think carefully before bringing misuse of private information and breach of confidence claims alongside claims under the Data Protection Act. In Warren v DSG Retail Limited [2021] EWHC 2168 […]

(Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 45 seconds) Temple has developed new ATE/litigation insurance cover specifically designed to assist insolvent referring parties seeking adjudication on a construction dispute and the subsequent enforcement of any adjudicator’s award. The interlinked insurance policies provide indemnities for the adjudicator’s fees, adverse costs, the insured’s disbursements relating to any enforcement proceedings […]

By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 54 seconds) You may well have read previously about the insurance we can provide to enable insolvent building sub-contractors pursue adjudications. It’s worth pointing out that we’re also here for solvent builders and anyone else caught-up in construction litigation. Construction litigation can sometimes seem like 3D […]

By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 29 seconds) At Temple we think a few minutes spent by in-house counsel getting to know about Litigation/ATE insurance may well reap rewards in the long run. Managing risk is at the heart of the work carried out by most in-house lawyers and Litigation […]

Specialist legal expenses insurer Temple Legal Protection has developed new ATE/litigation insurance cover specifically designed to assist insolvent referring parties seeking adjudication on a construction dispute and the subsequent enforcement of any adjudicator’s award. The interlinked insurance policies provide indemnities for the adjudicator’s fees, adverse costs, the insured’s disbursements relating to any enforcement proceedings and […]