In light of the rapid spread of the Novel Coronavirus (Covid 19) during the past month across Europe and the UK we wish to take this opportunity to assure you that we remain confident in our ongoing ability to support your firm and our mutual clients. We will be enacting elements of our business continuity […]

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing By Nicholas Ellor, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 38 seconds) The legal profession, like others, brings with it a raft of complex terms and jargon. It takes years of often tortuous academic study and subsequent practical experience to begin to be conversant with it. It is […]

Professional Negligence Lawyers Association and the Professional Negligence Bar Association Adjudication Scheme By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 30 seconds) This case concerned a professional negligence claim against a law firm regarding the drafting of a will. The testatrix’s instructions in respect of her half share in a property was […]

How can you increase the prospects for proprietary estoppel claims in the context of contested wills? By David Chase, Deputy Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 55 seconds) A question admittedly that not many may ask but, for those involved in these increasingly common disputes, one well worth paying attention to. We’ve taken a […]

By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 47 seconds) Well, Brexit “got done!”. What will there be to talk about for the next twelve months? Well, here at Temple, the Commercial Team may well be listening a bit more and talking a bit less. In 2020 we want to listen to […]

ATE Insurance, The SRA Standards and Regulations 2019 and the importance of judgment Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager at Temple Legal Protection and Paul Bennett (Solicitor and Partner at Bennett Briegal LLP) explore the issues in the context of After The Event Insurance (ATE) in litigation. (Estimated reading time: 9 minutes, 39 seconds) On the […]