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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
This article addresses the legal and practical issues for lenders on leveraged buy-outs in relation to taking security over warranty and indemnity insurance policies. This article first appeared in the March issue...more
The growing frequency and ferocity of major weather events and natural disasters have pushed the climate change discussion to the forefront of governments and businesses. Droughts, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic...more
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
Following the easing of Covid pandemic restrictions, we are now facing a fresh “cost of living crisis” created by rising inflation and soaring energy bills. The Guardian newspaper reported that forecourts at petrol...more
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
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
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
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
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
After paying out more than $21 million in settlements for its mishandling of a collective investment scheme that collapsed in 2009, financial services group ABSA filed suit in South Africa against its reinsurers to enforce...more
On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch and Others. Our alert of 19 January 2021 considered the implications of the judgment for policyholders seeking to claim...more
INTRODUCTION - On 10 February 2021, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales issued orders approving the Schemes of Arrangement (Schemes), proposed by Stronghold Insurance Company Limited (Stronghold), an insolvent...more
On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its hotly-anticipated judgment in the business interruption insurance test case (FCA v Arch and others [2021] UKSC 1). Hailed as a further “victory” for thousands of holders...more
On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the FCA COVID-19 test case, heard on a “leapfrog” appeal (bypassing the Court of Appeal) from the first instance decision of Lord Justice Flaux and Mr Justice...more
This is a round-up of the most interesting finance litigation and contractual developments in 2020. The selection is necessarily subjective and draws from a wide range of cases and developments that are of direct relevance to...more
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
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
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
On 11 December, the Financial Conduct Authority published draft guidance on how the presence of COVID-19 can be proved where that is a necessary element of establishing a business interruption claim on a property damage...more
The Arch case provides a possible roadmap for policyholders in the United States to maximize insurance payout due to COVID-19 and the impacts of government restrictions on businesses. The High Court of Justice in England...more
On 2 November, the UK Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeals against the judgment [LINK] of Lord Justice Flaux and Mr. Justice Butcher (sitting as a Divisional Court), handed down on 15 September in the Financial Conduct...more
Following the judgment, handed down on 15 September, it has been confirmed that there will be a hearing on 2 October at which the court will hear any applications for permission to appeal....more
In a significant victory for policyholders, on 15 September 2020, the English High Court delivered judgment in the UK Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") COVID-19 Business Interruption Test Case. In a significant victory...more
On 15 September 2020, the High Court handed down judgment in The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch and Others, which determined issues of principle relating to business interruption claims arising from the COVID-19 outbreak....more