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Home Owners => Mortgages and Insurance => Topic started by: Cyril on April 23, 2020, 11:21:46 am

Title: Legal expenses insurance - after the event (ATE)
Post by: Cyril on April 23, 2020, 11:21:46 am

Please can anyone recommend an insurance broker who may provide after the event (ATE) legal expenses insurance for homeowners who are taking a builder to court.

Title: Re: Legal expenses insurance - after the event (ATE)
Post by: New Home Expert on April 28, 2020, 01:01:05 pm

I don't think there wopuld be an insurer in the Wolrd that would prvide after the event legal expenses cover.

You may mean No Win No Fee solicitor.

I can recommend giving Timothy Waitt Solicitor and Partner a call at:

Solicitor & Partner
Anthony Gold Solicitors
The Beehive Coffee Tavern
496 Streatham High Road
London SW16 3QB

Direct dial: D 020 7940 4090
Telephone: 020 7940 4000

He may not be able to do "no win no fee" but may be able to give you some advice and recommend someone.

Title: Re: Legal expenses insurance - after the event (ATE)
Post by: Cyril on May 18, 2020, 04:51:28 pm

After the event insurance exists but is more common for businesses than individuals and common enough for the larger law firms.
I believe it's linked to some No Win No Fee cases.
Thank you for the details of Timothy Watt.

Title: Re: Legal expenses insurance - after the event (ATE)
Post by: Moxi on July 22, 2022, 09:54:58 am

Are you sure an insurance broker is who you are looking for? According to the internet, an insurance broker is: "A professional who acts as an intermediary between a consumer and an insurance company, helping the former find a policy that best suits their needs. Insurance brokers represent consumers, not insurance companies; therefore, they can't bind coverage on behalf of the insurer."  In addition, the information provided by an insurance broker can't be treated as facts or used in court.