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Tebbit and Mackay join LASPO fight as ATE working group reports to Ministry of Justice
Friday, 13 January 2012Former cabinet minister Lord Tebbit and one-time Lord Chancellor Lord Mackay have thrown their weight behind amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
Tags: ATE insurance, clinical negligence, Jackson report, Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
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News in brief: Admiral Insurance "eyeing ABS", SRA referral fee summit, Jackson update and more
Wednesday, 14 December 2011Our regular round-up includes reports that Admiral is considering becoming an ABS, the SRA starting work on the referral fee ban, Labour’s latest LASPO amendments, the Information Commissioner mulling powers to force law firm audits, and a warning over getting involved in land-banking.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, ATE insurance, data protection, Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, referral fees, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Alternative business structures, Market monitor, News, News In Brief, Solicitors
Litigation funder plans £50m investment, while world's largest funder enters UK
Tuesday, 13 December 2011A recently listed third-party litigation funder is expecting to invest £50m in cases over the next year, Legal Futures can reveal, as separately Buford Capital, the largest funder in the world, enters the UK market by buying leading after-the-event provider Firstassist Legal Expenses.
Tags: ATE insurance, Litigation Funding
Posted in News
Solicitors cannot recover ‘cost of funding’, CA rules – but approves £10m ATE premium
Thursday, 13 October 2011Solicitors cannot recover the cost of arranging conditional fee agreements and after-the-event insurance, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger also made a significant ruling on the application of proportionality.
Tags: ATE insurance, CFA, costs, Jackson report
Posted in News
Dowler family urges Cameron to scrap Jackson reforms
Friday, 23 September 2011The family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler has called on Prime Minister David Cameron to scrap the Jackson reforms, saying they were only able to sue the News of the World over the phone-hacking scandal because they did not have to pay for after-the-event insurance.
Tags: ATE insurance, Jackson report, Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Posted in News
The legal profession and the sale of general insurance contracts
Tuesday, 16 February 2010Insurance mediation does not sound like the kind of thing solicitors do, but in fact many are involved in it and their knowledge of the rules around it are often sketchy. Alan Bannister of Vizards Wyeth outlines the main issues.
Tags: ATE insurance, code of conduct, compliance, FSA
Posted in Client care, Competence, Practice Management, Regulation, Solicitors
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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