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The post-LASPO World of Clinical Negligence ATE Insurance
TheJudge• April 16th, 2013
Unless you’ve been hiding away for the past couple of years, you’ll be aware that the LASPO Act has finally come into effect and its implementation has inevitably substantially altered the landscape for clinical negligence ATE insurance. Litigation insurance premiums … Continued
Post-Jackson: The Lawyer’s Dilemma when Advising Clients on Funding Options
TheJudge• March 29th, 2013
Now the dust is settling, with recoverability of ATE insurance premiums and CFA success fees soon to be a distant memory, the question many litigators are asking is “What’s Next?!”. The short answer, unfortunately, is that there is a more … Continued
Lewis Silkin Tie Up
TheJudge• March 19th, 2013
Lewis Silkin Launches Litigation Funding Panel with TheJudge by Katy Dowell Lewis Silkin has launched a litigation funding panel to help clients get cases off the ground in a move that is expected to become increasingly common following the implementation … Continued
Re-cap of what 1st April Means
TheJudge• March 13th, 2013
From 1st April… Paying or receiving referral fees in personal injury is banned. Law firms can pay into collective advertising schemes but they cannot pay for individual referrals. A new proportionality rule will be used by the courts to ensure … Continued
Highest Ever Volume of ATE Applications for TheJudge
TheJudge• February 25th, 2013
It’s all hands to the pump at TheJudge as we have just received our highest ever volume of commercial litigation and arbitration ATE insurance applications in one day. There has been an increasing rise in referral volumes over the past … Continued
Scale of interest rate swaps mis-selling revealed by the FSA
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
The FSA yesterday confirmed that some of the largest banks in the country could be facing significant claims in relation to the latest mis-selling scandal to hit the UK. With banks already preparing to pay out more than £10billion as … Continued
Will Delegated Authority Have a Role in 2013 and Beyond?
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
Delegated authority arrangements have, to date, been a vital tool in the After the Event (‘ATE’) insurance market. The law firm has the benefit of a fast, efficient and, in some cases, guaranteed method of insuring its cases whereas the … Continued
New “Fast Track” System in the CAT?
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
Recently, the Government’s BIS (department for Business, Innovation and Skills) announced proposed changes to the way in which competition litigation is dealt with in the UK. One of the proposed amendments is to widen the remit of the Competition Appeals … Continued
Will Delegated Authority Have a Role in 2013 and Beyond?
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
Delegated authority arrangements have, to date, been a vital tool in the After the Event (‘ATE’) insurance market. The law firm has the benefit of a fast, efficient and, in some cases, guaranteed method of insuring its cases whereas the … Continued
