Author archives: Antje Fedderke

Legal Protection International sees a good chance that German law on lawyers could be on the verge of a revolution and that the legal services market could soon also be open to legal protection insurers: the Bavarian Lawyers’ Court in Munich has referred questions on the law governing lawyers to the Court of Justice of …

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This year’s LPI Congress took place in The Hague, the Dutch city committed to sustainability, justice, and peace! The Hague was the perfect place to host the most important event for the legal protection industry which explored the many different facets of Sustainability and the 17 UN Sustainability Development Goals and how they impact legal …

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In June 2021 the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs launched an initiative, issuing recommendations to the Commission on responsible private funding of litigation. Third-party litigation funding is fairly new in Europe and its potential to disturb existing litigation arrangements and vitalise claims that formerly would not have been pursued is clear. At the same …

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A unique approach to legal services: how Coop Legal Protection Insurance is redefining access to justice with its new concept YLEX. Ioannis Martinis, Head of Communication YLEX AG, Head of Legal Tech at Coop Rechtsschutz, allowed us a closer look on site! In September 2019, the Swiss legal protection insurance company Coop Rechtsschutz implemented a …

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At this webinar LPI discussed how Third-Party Litigation Funding (TPLF) should be regulated. TPLF means that someone who is not involved in a claim provides funds to a party to that proceeding in exchange for an agreed return. Typically, the funding will cover the funded party’s legal fees and expenses incurred in the proceeding. The …

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