Improper inducement or legitimate distribution fee? The UK Supreme Court’s landmark ruling clarifies the rules on intermediaries that are common to the supply chain of almost all financial services....more
The judgment clarifies the Court’s approach to proposed transfers under Part VII of FSMA, as well as the scope and application of s. 110(1)(b). On 24 November 2021, the High Court of England and Wales (the Court)...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
The UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment on 23 April 2021 in Burnett or Grant v International Insurance Co of Hanover Ltd [2021] UKSC 12, which arose within the context of a “deliberate acts” exclusion in an employer’s...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
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 February 2021 the FCA released the draft “declarations” that the parties are asking the Supreme Court to make following its judgment in January. The declarations are intended to neatly capture the decisions of the...more
On 15 January 2021, judgment was handed down in the leapfrog appeal heard by the Supreme Court in the test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to the responsiveness of business interruption insurance...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
Since the novel coronavirus landed in America, the insurance industry has worked hard to create the impression that there is no coverage for business interruption losses resulting from the pandemic. For the most part,...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 Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has succeeded in its “leapfrog” appeal to the Supreme Court in its test case seeking urgent clarity as to the requirement of insurance companies to pay policyholders for business...more
The latest ruling by the UK's Supreme Court is a victory for policyholders. Following the High Court's September 2020 Judgment in the COVID-19 Business Interruption Test Case ("Test Case") brought by the UK Financial Conduct...more
In our November 11, 2020 Alert covering COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance, we reported on The Financial Conduct Authority v. Arch Insurance (UK) and Others, a case in which the High Court of Justice in England ruled...more
BACKGROUND TO THE TEST CASE - Following a four day hearing in November 2020, the UK Supreme Court has handed down the appeal judgment in the test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on behalf of UK based...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
The UK Supreme Court in the Test Case on Business Interruption Insurance brought by the FCA on behalf of policyholders has decided that the FCA’s appeal (on behalf of policyholders) should be substantially allowed, with...more
This morning 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 Butcher....more
Court of Appeal sets out correct approach to transfer of long-term Insurance. Latham & Watkins has won an appeal on behalf of Rothesay Life Plc (Rothesay) in an unprecedented challenge to the High Court’s refusal to...more
On 16 November all eyes will turn to the Supreme Court as a 4-day hearing commences to determine the appeals of the FCA, the Hiscox Action Group, and six of the original eight insurers who were party to the FCA’s Test Case. ...more
The case between Equitas and Municipal Mutual Insurance (MMI) has been discontinued, bringing to an end a dispute that was due to be heard by the UK Supreme Court this week. Last year’s ruling by the Court of Appeal therefore...more
In Travelers Insurance Co Ltd v XYZ [2019] UKSC 48, the Supreme Court considered the application of the discretion under s 51 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 to make a non-party costs order against a liability insurer, where...more
Financial Industry Developments - 2016 Data Breach Legislation Roundup: What to Know Going Forward - States were busy updating their data breach notification statutes in 2016. With 2016 in the rear view, let's take...more
An insured was not precluded from recovering under an insurance policy even though it had made a false statement during the claims process with a view to strengthening its claim. The Supreme Court in Versloot Dredging BV &...more