ATE Insurance Premium Deductions: A Minor Issue?
By Peter Morgan, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 2 minute 44 seconds) The argument of whether the cost of an After the Event (ATE) insurance premium, in a case involving a minor was reasonably incurred has now been decided thanks to HHJ Lethem and his judgment of X –v- H&M Hennes. HHJ Lethem overturned a […]
Read moreThe Temple Clinical Negligence Roundtable Discussion
By Peter Morgan, Senior Underwriter. (Estimated reading time: 5 minute 15 seconds) With several challenges currently facing the world of clinical negligence, Temple recently invited a number of leading clinical negligence practitioners to the Royal Society of Arts in London, to discuss some of the hot topics within the industry and how they could be […]
Read moreMedical agency costs not recoverable in fixed costs regime – a solution
By Peter Morgan, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 1 minute 33 seconds) When it comes to your client’s personal injury claim, at some point you will need to obtain medical evidence – either through direct instruction with the expert themselves or via a medical agency. Whichever option you choose, each will come with their own […]
Read moreThe recovery of premiums in Clinical Negligence – A new angle of attack?
By Peter Morgan, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 15 seconds) It has been over a year since the West and Demouilpied appeals took place in which the Court found the ATE insurance premiums to be reasonable and should be allowed in full. These two favourable decisions unblocked the costs jam caused by the […]
Read moreAn update on the whiplash reforms – where are we now?
By Peter Morgan, Senior Underwriter (Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 25 seconds) It has been over four years since plans to reform low value personal injury claims were proposed. A lot has happened in that time – a new Conservative government, the UK having left the European Union and, of course, the current global pandemic. […]
Read moreGet Ahead On Costs – The Latest News On Detailed Assessments And Incoming Rule Changes
Temple would like to welcome you to our webinar, SCCO Practice Notes for Hearings and Detailed Assessments and CPR changes from 1 October 2020, presented by John Ivory at Keith Bintley Ltd and hosted by our Senior Underwriter, Peter Morgan. You join after the introduction and straight into the presentation. Please stick to the end […]
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