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If funding costs deserve recovery, so do adverse costs insurance premiums

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The Civil Justice Council’s recommendation that third party funding costs should be recoverable in exceptional circumstances raises an important question: if that principle is accepted, why should adverse costs insurance premiums be treated any differently? In this article, Rocco Pirozzolo suggests that these funding costs and premiums should be considered within the same framework. A […]

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Harbour Underwriting renews charity partnerships with Advocate and Support Through Court

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Harbour Underwriting is delighted to continue its support of legal charities Advocate and Support Through Court in 2026 In 2025, we enjoyed successful charity partnerships with Advocate and Support Through Court, with highlights including Harbour Underwriting sponsoring Advocate’s Carols for Pro Bono at Temple Church, Inner Temple on Tuesday 16 December and Support Through Court […]

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Harbour Underwriting, Rocco Pirozzolo and Macella Wan all ranked in Chambers and Partners’ Litigation Support Guide 2025

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Harbour Underwriting and Rocco Pirozzolo are ranked in Band 1 for the third successive year, and Macella Wan achieves her first ranking in the guide, in Band 2 Chambers and Partners is one of the leading ranking guides and serves as a benchmark of excellence for the legal profession and the industries that support it, […]

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Rocco Pirozzolo named as one of Lawdragon’s 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance 2025

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Lawdragon’s sixth litigation finance guide honours what it calls “a dazzling array of talent” We are proud to announce that Rocco Pirozzolo, our managing director and underwriting director, has once again been named as one of Lawdragon’s 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance 2025, a  prestigious global listing. Lawdragon states that the professionals named form “a […]

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Lord David Wolfson discusses his legal career and access to justice at Support Through Court event

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Our managing director and underwriting director, Rocco Pirozzolo, recently attended an event arranged by Support Through Court featuring Shadow Attorney General Lord David Wolfson in conversation with journalist Catherine Baksi Catherine opened the discussion by outlining Lord Wolfson’s distinguished career, beginning as a highly sought-after commercial barrister and then silk at One Essex Court Chambers. […]

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Rocco Pirozzolo speaks at Civil Justice Council consultation event on litigation funding

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Rocco appeared on a panel focusing on dispute insurance at an event held to discuss issues raised in the Civil Justice Council’s interim report on litigation funding In late 2024, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) published an interim report and consultation as part of its review of litigation funding. The consultation was due to close on 31 […]

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