ATE Insurance Blog
ATE Insurance Blog
Guest Blogger: Death of a Client
23rd March, 2011
We are starting a series of guest blogs with a very useful posting from Keith Hayward of Victory Costs: What happens to your retainer if your client dies? Where you act under a CFA and your client dies before their claim
More...Jackson Review White Paper Due
21st March, 2011
We understand that a White Paper will be issued by the end of the month detailing the Government's proposed changes to the civil justice system. This is in Usain Bolt territory. The Jackson consultation only ended on the 14th February so
More...Red Nose on Insurers?
18th March, 2011
I thought it was appropriate to raise awareness of a practice employed by defendant insurance companies which the Government now recognise as being one of the factors behind the increasing number of personal injury claims in the motor industry. Basical
More...Claims on After the Event Insurance Policies
14th March, 2011
Oh my word. We made a claim once on our household insurance policy. We had a leak from a bathroom on the top floor of our house and it ran down the back of the walls and across ceilings down two
More...Win an Amazon Kindle!
11th March, 2011
Here is your first chance to win a Kindle! The question: How many cancellation reasons do we allow? To enter the competition you must: Be following Box Legal on Twitter - Follow us now by clicking here: http://twitter.com/BoxLeg
More...Enter our competition to win an Amazon Kindle!
9th March, 2011
Guess what? We are holding our first competition - and the prize is an Amazon Kindle! We are running it via Twitter and this blog. To enter you must: Be following Box Legal on Twitter - Follow us now by clicking here: http://twitter.com/BoxLegal
More...Policy Cancellation Analysis
8th March, 2011
I am not sure if you know this but we allow free cancellation of After the Event policies for a number of different reasons - 7 to be precise namely: Lack of client instructions Poor propects of success Low quantum Admin error BTE Insurance di
More...Caselaw Review: Gaynor v Central West London Buses Ltd - Work Carried out Before CFA Signed is Recov
3rd March, 2011
The Issues: The Claimant retained solicitors to pursue her personal injury claim. Their retainer letter to her said: "If your claim is disputed by your opponent and you decide not to pursue your claim then we will not make a
More...European Court of Justice Outlaws Insurance Sex Discrimination
1st March, 2011
Well I am a bloke so this is good news for me - lower insurance premiums! Unfortunately (don't tell her I said this), I am married to a woman so my lower premiums will be balanced by her higher ones. The European Court of Justice
More...Getting Clients to Sign CFAs
25th February, 2011
Have you ever wondered why so many potential clients are keen as mustard for you to conduct their claim while they are on the phone and then vanish off the face of the earth as soon as you send them
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