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Are You in Need of an ATE Insurance Expert?
An "ATE insurance expert" typically refers to an individual who specialises in After-The-Event (ATE) insurance. ATE insurance is a type...
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Phil
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Candey Ltd v Crumple and another
Lawyers who took their fight for £4m litigation costs to the Supreme Court – only to suffer a unanimous loss – today said they had ‘no...
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Phil
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
High court rejects costs setoff in QOCS claim
The High Court rejected a defendant’s bid to escape the full rigour of the qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) regime in a ruling...
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Phil
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
LionFish Litigation Funding losses cause concern for Rosenblatt
The listed owner of law firm Rosenblatt is braced for a £4m hit after its litigation funding subsidiary suffered two damaging losses, its...
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Phil
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Fixed costs extension delayed again to October 2023
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that fixed recoverable costs will not be extended until October 2023. In a speech to the Civil...
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Phil
- Oct 26, 2022
- 3 min
Belsner may have killed off costs challenges for good, says expert
Two Court of Appeal rulings on the long-running issue of recovering monies deducted from clients’ damages could spell the death knell for...
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Phil
- Sep 11, 2022
- 2 min
Manolete Partners litigation funder likely to lose £5m after shock court defeat
A listed litigation financier has admitted that it could lose as much as £5m this year after a shock High Court defeat in one of its...
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- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
What is a Litigation Loan ?
So what is a litigation loan? A litigation loan is a type of loan that some banks or niche loan companies may provide to certain...
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- Jan 4, 2022
- 3 min
Third Party Litigation Funding
The English legal doctrines of "maintenance" and "champerty" have historically precluded third parties from paying for litigation. An...
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Phil
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
Burford Litigation Funding deploys well in excess of previous years capital
In a recent stock market update, Burford said it had deployed $399m (£291m) across the group, of which some $215m (£156.8m) was related...
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Phil
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Fundamental Dishonesty Personal Injury Claim Costs Claimant £200k
A finding of fundamental dishonesty in a recent personal injury claim sends a serious warning to potential claimants about the impact of...
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Phil
- May 31, 2021
- 1 min
Whiplash Reforms Summary
The Governments introduction of the Whiplash Reforms or the Civil Liability Act, with effect from May 2021 will increase the small...
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Phil
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
Court Fees to Increase From October 2021?
Civil Court fees are set to increase from September or October 2021 as the Government seeks an increase of millions of pounds more to...
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Phil
- Mar 14, 2021
- 7 min
Potter v Canada Square Operations Limited – Limitation Period Clarified
Claimants, claimant law firms and other ancillary mis-selling businesses were celebrating last week after The Court of Appeal handed down...
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Phil
- Feb 24, 2021
- 2 min
Woodford Group Litigation Secures ATE insurance and Funding
After a year-long investigation into potential claims on behalf of investors in the Woodford Equity Income Fund which included analysing...
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Phil
- Feb 9, 2021
- 3 min
ATE insurance: Boom time for ATE?
The ongoing recession and subsequent increase in insolvencies could prove to be a good time to get into commercial after the event...
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Phil
- Feb 7, 2021
- 6 min
Insurance Age Article On the Commercial ATE Opportunities for Brokers, with Contributions From Us
The after the event (ATE) insurance market is an odd one. There’s no other way to describe it. It behaves like insurance only in the...
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Phil
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
Home Repossession Ban Extended to April 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its most recent guidance to extend the ban on home repossessions to 1 April 2021 after...
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Phil
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
Begbies Traynor suggests 630,000 UK businesses are in “significant financial distress".
According to the most recent Red Flag Alert research from Begbies Traynor, there were 630,000 UK businesses in “significant financial...
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Phil
- Jan 21, 2021
- 2 min
Tibbington Consulting kicks off 2021 by helping Hiro Insurance reach its seed funding target
Tibbington Consulting has taken an equity stake in Hiro Insurance, an innovative insurtech provider of home insurance products, using...
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