Court considers suitability of after the event insurance as security for costs in group claim

Adam Jacobs and Julian Chamberlayne of Stewarts urge claimant groups in large-scale funded commercial claims to consider the importance of ensuring that ATE insurance policies are sufficiently robust in light of a recent UK case in which the litigation funder was required to put up additional security after the court found that there was a real possibility that the ATE insurance policy taken out by the claimants could be avoided by the insurer. Read more.