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It is Negligent not to offer ATE says Irwin Mitchell Expert

31st July, 2014

Following on from my previous blog, we now have it chapter and verse from Jonathan Sachs a partner at Irwin Mitchell and an expert in Professional Negligence. You see, it is not just me saying this with some hidden (or not

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Are you negligent if you don't offer ATE Insurance?

3rd July, 2014

Well I am sure you can guess my answer but let's look at this a little more scientifically shall we? Chapter 1 of the SRA Code of Conduct 2011 requires that:  O(1.6) you only enter into fee agreements with your clients that

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'Personal Injury Solicitors Are Earning Too Much' - Really?

12th June, 2014

My Dad has a saying, 'You never see a farmer on a bike'. To explain his ramblings, he thinks all farmers are rolling in it (money that is). It seems that the Government i.e. the Ministry of Justice, think PI lawyers are the

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Conveyancing Expenses Insurance Survey

16th May, 2014

The results are now in from a survey we commissioned from top pollsters, Populus. We decided to undertake a survey to put paid to the myth that clients don't like conveyancing insurance products. We have had a few conveyancing solicitors say tha

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Most Partners think ATE Insurance 'Essential'

28th April, 2014

Well I have been banging on about this for a while now  - hate to say I told you so but... A study by O'Connors LLP who surveyed 500 firms concluded that 9 out of 10 Senior Partners believed that Qualified One Way

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Massive Hike in Court Fees

3rd April, 2014

More bad news for clients and solicitors who fail to take out an ATE policy. From the 22nd April, court fees for Personal Injury claims are set to rise by a massive 81% (so slightly above inflation) to £445 for a

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Abortive Transaction Insurance

21st March, 2014

We have launched a new Abortive Insurance product aimed at the Residential Property market. Our MoveSafe product insures a purchaser or seller's legal fees, disbursements and expenses. For a reasonable premium, if a purchase or sale fails to go ahead i

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One Year On

12th March, 2014

So as we approach the anniversary of the Jackson reforms, how do we think it has gone? My view, for what it is worth, is that not a lot has changed. Yes the small referrers (and many dodgy ones) have left

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The Naked Truth

7th February, 2014

We are about to do something unheard of in After the Event Insurance circles. Some may call it shameful. Others may think it will create a price war or maybe signal the end of the ATE insurance industry as we know it

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Is Self Insuring A Sick Bird?

7th January, 2014

Old joke this one - What's the difference between unlawful and illegal? Answer: The first means doing something which breaches an existing legal statute, the second is a sick bird. Boom boom. So Happy New Year to everyone. Things are picking u

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