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English Court Applies Policy Time Limit to Third Party Claim Against Insurer

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Introduction - In a decision that highlights the importance of prompt notification of insurance claims, the English High Court has considered the limits of third party recovery under the Third Party (Rights Against Insurers)...more

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UK Court Judgment Highlights Febrile Geopolitical Climate for Aviation

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A recent UK High Court judgment has delivered a landmark decision for the aviation and insurance sectors as it ruled in favour of Western lessors seeking multi-billion dollar insurance payouts for aircraft stranded in Russia....more

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English High Court Judgment Offers Rare Examination of War Risks Insurance

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In a 230-page judgment handed down by Mr Justice Christopher Butcher in the English High Court on June 11, 2025, six aircraft leasing companies secured “one of the largest sums ever awarded by the English courts” (according...more

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What Lessors Need to Know: English High Court Rules on Russian Aircraft Losses

The Judgment addressed joined insurance claims brought by major aircraft lessors whose aircraft and engines were stranded in Russia following the imposition of sweeping Western sanctions and Russian government measures which...more

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Success for aircraft lessors in Russian aircraft lessor policy claims

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Background - The English Commercial Court has handed down a highly anticipated judgment in a multi billion-dollar insurance claim arising out of the failure of various Russian airlines to return leased aircraft to lessors...more

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Insuring data breach liabilities – how different policies can stack up and the problem of late notification

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An English Court has recently decided that three insurance policies covering the same loss – data breach settlements arising from an incorrectly addressed email – provided a combined, cumulative limit of indemnity. While the...more

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UK Appeal Court Provides Authoritative Guidance on Construction All Risks Insurance Policies

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In the UK Court of Appeal decision in Sky UK Limited and Mace Limited v. Riverstone, authoritative guidance has been provided on certain key principles that apply to Construction All Risks insurance policies....more

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English Court Decides COVID-19 is a “Catastrophe”

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The English Court has, for the first time, considered the meaning of a “catastrophe”, as well as how Hours Clauses work in the context of non-damage business interruption losses claimed under two Property Catastrophe Excess...more

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Insurance Horizon Scanner – September and October 2022 edition

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A snapshot of key market and regulatory developments expected to impact the UK insurance sector over the next couple of months. Month Date Expected development September 2022   Financial Services and Markets Bill: PRA is due...more

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Court of Appeal reaffirms law on aggregation of claims pursuant to a “cause” based wording

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In Spire Healthcare v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 17, the Court of Appeal reversed the first instance decision of Judge Pelling QC holding that the two sets of claims in question had in common a...more

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Arbitrator Denies Cover for Policyholders Regarding Business Interruption Losses

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A group of hospitality policyholders failed in their attempt to obtain cover under a business interruption policy as it was determined, in an ad hoc arbitration, that the UK central government did not constitute “a competent...more

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What to look for in a professional indemnity insurance policy

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A checklist setting out the key terms that insureds should review when notifying a claim or negotiating the terms of a professional indemnity insurance policy. Originally published in Practical Law....more

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HUB Talks: Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Losses in the United Kingdom

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In this episode, Sarah Turpin, Insurance Recovery and Counseling partner in our London office, discusses insurance coverage for COVID-19-related losses in the United Kingdom, including the UK Supreme Court’s important...more

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COVID-19: Policyholders’ Claims Against Insurers Get Boost After FCA Test Case

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The UK Supreme Court issued a policyholder-friendly decision earlier this year on the Financial Conduct Authority’s business interruption test case. The judgment will apply to policyholders’ claims on a case-by-case basis....more

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Orient-Express Overturned: Next Stop Is Less Friendly for UK Insurers

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The UK Supreme Court in the Financial Conduct Authority’s business interruption test case has overturned a decade-long standing judgment relating to causation and how the “trends” clauses should be interpreted....more

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The Financial Conduct Authority v. Arch and Others [2021] UKSC 1 (“the FCA Test Case”)

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On 15 January 2021 the UK Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated judgment in the FCA Test Case. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the UK Government to introduce public health measures which have resulted in...more

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UK Supreme Court Ruling Provides Sweeping Policyholder Relief For COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses

A January 15, 2021, decision from the UK’s highest court spells good news for English policyholders. In The Financial Conduct Authority v. Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd., and others, UKSC 2020/0177, the Court held that 21 insurance...more

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UK Supreme Court Provides Policyholders an Antidote to Business Interruption Losses

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This LawFlash provides a summary of the UK Supreme Court’s final decision in the FCA Business Interruption test case. The judgment is more policyholder friendly than the High Court judgment, particularly in relation to...more

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The Supreme Court decides on COVID-19 business interruption coverage – What does this mean for real estate?

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The Supreme Court has dismissed insurers’ appeals and substantially allowed the FCA’s appeal in the conclusion of the FCA test case litigation. The result means significantly greater coverage of claims and the focus will now...more

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UK Supreme Court decides important judgment on Business Interruption Insurance

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The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment today in the landmark business interruption insurance test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). The ruling is important for business interruption policy...more

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Blog: High Court rules on materiality of non-compliance with terms of separate policy

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In Niramax Group Ltd v Zurich Insurance Plc [2020] EWHC 535 (Comm), Niramax Group Ltd (“Niramax”) brought a claim against Zurich Insurance plc (“Zurich”) challenging Zurich’s failure to pay out on a claim for fire damage to a...more

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Disclosure Pilot Round-Up: “The Three Cs – Cooperation, Confidentiality, and Control”

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After a dearth of decisions in the early months of the Disclosure Pilot, judges have begun lining up to add to the growing body of commentary on best practice for litigants. Our overview of PD 51U’s (no-longer-new) rules can...more

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UK Court Considers Whether Payment Of Insurance Claim Violates Iran Sanctions

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A court in the United Kingdom has issued a ruling considering the intersection of a clause in an insurance agreement meant to protect the insurer from obligations that would violate international sanctions regimes and the...more

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In Deepwater Horizon Arbitration, UK Appellate Court Declines to Remove Arbitrator with Multiple Related Appointments

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The underlying case concerned the 2010 explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, when a well which was in the process of being plugged and temporarily abandoned, experienced a blow out....more

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Blog: High Court rules on reimbursement of defence costs under ICAEW Minimum Terms

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In Michael Jonathan Christopher Oldham v QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited [2017] EWHC 3045 (Comm) Mr Justice Popplewell held that under a policy governed by the ICAEW Minimum Terms (the minimum professional liability coverage...more

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