Representative privacy actions in the 21st Century By Sam Knight, Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 1 minute 26 seconds) On 10th November 2021 the Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Lloyd v Google case, clamping down on representative privacy actions in the age of the internet. Previously, the Claimants had […]

By Nicholas Ellor, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 52 seconds) The allegation is that Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are used by the rich and powerful to protect their reputation and to gag those who would expose their unsavoury path to enormous wealth to public scrutiny and ridicule. We take a closer […]

By David Stoker, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 5 minutes 47 seconds) We have seen a lull in challenges to our ATE recoverable premiums, post LASPO, especially since the decision in West v Demouilpied, but now and again an interesting one occurs, including pre-LASPO challenges. A recent challenge saw a law firm client with an […]

By Matthew Best, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 5 minutes 50 seconds) I understand that there is an argument for reform. However, I believe it is not the system and its associated costs that needs to change; the root of the problem is the lack of patient safety learning (learning from mistakes) across the […]

By Matthew Pascall, Senior Underwriting Manager (Estimated reading time: 4 minutes 23 seconds) ATE insurers are increasingly asked to insure large volumes of relatively low value cases, often on a delegated basis whereby the solicitor assesses the merits of their own cases and issues policies of insurance on the insurer’s behalf. These cases bring their […]

By Andy Lyalle, Senior Business Development Manager (Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 8 seconds) I often hear commercial dispute resolution practitioners, unlike their personal injury and clinical negligence colleagues, say “Our clients are not interested in ATE Insurance or disbursement funding because they can afford to pay disbursements and bear the opponents costs if the […]