New Exclusive
TheJudge• January 4th, 2018
Cost-free deeds of indemnity and deferred ATE premiums for insolvency practitioners TheJudge has secured an exclusive agreement with a leading ‘A-rated’ insurer to provide our Insolvency Practitioner (“IP”) clients with a cost-free extension to meet a security for costs … Continued
Recoverability of ATE Premiums in Defamation Cases
TheJudge• November 28th, 2017
As you will no doubt be aware the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) saw the demise of recoverable premiums in After the Event insurance, for the vast majority of case types. Defamation, however, did not … Continued
Litigation Finance and Insurance
TheJudge• October 18th, 2017
Litigation Finance and Insurance – Quick Indication Service: assisting to secure your engagement Let’s be honest, making an application for litigation finance and/or insurance is a reasonable time investment for lawyers. Obviously, as brokers we can vastly accelerate the … Continued
Are deferred and contingent premiums still available?
TheJudge• October 18th, 2017
Market Capacity Update: adverse costs insurance – are deferred and contingent premiums still available? One query we are often asked prior to an application being made, is whether it’s still possible to secure deferred and contingent premiums. The short answer … Continued
TheJudge Arbitration Survey
TheJudge• July 12th, 2017
TheJudge Arbitration Survey – Summary results from conference questionnaire At the end of 2016 TheJudge held our annual Arbitration Finance conference in London. During the conference, we asked delegates to complete a short survey to seek their views on various … Continued
TheJudge Launches in US
TheJudge• July 12th, 2017
As reported in Bloomberg Big Law, The American Lawyer and Law 360, TheJudge is delighted to announce that we’ve formally launched operations in the US. Based in the Chrysler Building in New York and with offices opening in Los Angeles … Continued
TheJudge’s client defeats security for cost application in landmark ruling in ICSID case
TheJudge• July 10th, 2017
In Eskosol SpA v Italian Republic, ICSID Case No ARB/15/50, which is one of the many solar photovoltaic ECT cases being brought against Italy following changes to the tariff system, Italy sought to obtain two provisional measures: i) security for … Continued
James Blick to speak at CDR Summer Litigation Symposium 2017 on 29th Jun
TheJudge• June 23rd, 2017
James Blick, Director of TheJudge and head of the company’s US operations is to speak at the forthcoming CDR Summer Litigation Symposium on 29th Jun 2017 on “Managing the Costs of Litigation”. Click here for details of the event and … Continued
A surge in litigation insurance capacity in the UK market = A buyer’s market
TheJudge• March 16th, 2017
The last 6 months of 2016 has seen a surge in capacity in the ATE market from new insurer entrants. This surge has partly been due to softer market conditions in other traditional insurance lines, but also follows significant work … Continued