Temple Legal Protection celebrates 25 years

This week marked the 25th anniversary of Temple Legal Protection.

2024 will see the company reflect on its involvement in many significant legal and insurance developments and host a celebratory year of events and activities.

Temple opened for business in 1999. In the early years it insured cases such as ‘Callery v Gray’ in 2002; a landmark judgment that helped establish the ATE industry.

Since then, Temple innovations have included delegated authority insurance schemes, ‘staged’ as well as ‘deferred and contingent’ premiums, ‘LASPO friendly’ ATE cover in 2013 and CCA backed disbursement funding in 2017.

For commercial disputes, media law has been a speciality – Temple supported the journalist who uncovered the MPs expenses scandal in 2009.

In 2011 they backed the first of many phone hacking privacy proceedings, the Martin Lewis v Facebook case in 2019 and the first employment disputes insurance cover sold by employment lawyers.

Commenting on 25 years of insurance innovation, Temple managing director Laurence Pipkin said; “Since 1999 we have built our reputation for doing things a little differently from our competitors. This is because we value the long game in our business partnerships – not just a short-term win. 2024 will be a time to reflect on those values that were so important to our founder Chris Wait, who passed away late in 2022, as well as looking forward to the next 25 years with great enthusiasm.”

Image: Temple Legal Protection managing director Laurence Pipkin

Emma Cockings Emma is a content editor for Claims Media. Emma is a experienced writer with a background in client-centric personal injury for a major firm. She has attended and reported on multiple brokerage events throughout her career.