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Highest Ever Volume of ATE Applications for TheJudge
TheJudge• February 25th, 2013
It’s all hands to the pump at TheJudge as we have just received our highest ever volume of commercial litigation and arbitration ATE insurance applications in one day. There has been an increasing rise in referral volumes over the past … Continued
Scale of interest rate swaps mis-selling revealed by the FSA
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
The FSA yesterday confirmed that some of the largest banks in the country could be facing significant claims in relation to the latest mis-selling scandal to hit the UK. With banks already preparing to pay out more than £10billion as … Continued
Will Delegated Authority Have a Role in 2013 and Beyond?
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
Delegated authority arrangements have, to date, been a vital tool in the After the Event (‘ATE’) insurance market. The law firm has the benefit of a fast, efficient and, in some cases, guaranteed method of insuring its cases whereas the … Continued
New “Fast Track” System in the CAT?
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
Recently, the Government’s BIS (department for Business, Innovation and Skills) announced proposed changes to the way in which competition litigation is dealt with in the UK. One of the proposed amendments is to widen the remit of the Competition Appeals … Continued
Will Delegated Authority Have a Role in 2013 and Beyond?
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
Delegated authority arrangements have, to date, been a vital tool in the After the Event (‘ATE’) insurance market. The law firm has the benefit of a fast, efficient and, in some cases, guaranteed method of insuring its cases whereas the … Continued
New “Fast Track” System in the CAT?
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
Recently, the Government’s BIS (department for Business, Innovation and Skills) announced proposed changes to the way in which competition litigation is dealt with in the UK. One of the proposed amendments is to widen the remit of the Competition Appeals … Continued
New Opt-Out Collective Actions Regime in the CAT?
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
Recently, the Government’s BIS (department for Business, Innovation and Skills) announced proposed changes to the way in which competition litigation is dealt with in the UK. One of the proposed amendments is to introduce an “opt-out” collective actions regime in … Continued
Hybrid DBA’s Not Permitted?
TheJudge• February 14th, 2013
The Ministry of Justice has now released the final Draft Regulations on Damages-Based Agreements (‘DBAs’). The explanatory note accompanying the regulations states that a DBA is a “no win, no fee” agreement whereby the representative (see the defined term in … Continued
How Will LASPO Affect Intellectual Property Litigation?
TheJudge• February 12th, 2013
In England & Wales, litigation is on the brink of change with the implementation of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (‘LASPO’) Act, on 1st April 2013. But what does this mean for IP litigation? THE CHANGES COMING … Continued
