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ACCRUAL OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION UNDER A PROPERTY POLICY: Globe Church Incorporated v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd & Anr [2019]...


In Globe Church Incorporated v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd & Anr [2019] NSWCA 27 the majority of the New South Wales Court of Appeal determined that a claim arising from an insurers’ refusal…

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Indemnification on the Reinstatement Basis: Sartex Quilts & Textiles Limited v Endurance Corporate Capital Limited [2019] EWHC...


In Sartex Quilts & Textiles Limited v Endurance Corporate Capital Limited [2019] EWHC 1103 (Comm), David Railton QC, sitting in the Commercial Court considered the effect of the…

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The scope of an insured’s notification of circumstances: Euro Pools Plc v Royal and Sun Alliance Plc...


How should the courts approach the scope of an insured’s notification of circumstances to insurers? What, if any, limit to the scope arises from the subject knowledge of…

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R & S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Ltd [2019] UKSC 16


In R & S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Ltd [2019] UKSC 16 the Supreme Court gave guidance on the meaning of the phrase “caused by,…

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Liability insurers’ exposure to s51 non-party costs orders: Various Claimants v AIG (Europe) Limited [2019] EWHC 34...


In what circumstances is a liability insurer, standing behind a defendant to litigation, vulnerable to a non-party costs order in the claimant’s favour under section 51 of the…

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Ponzi schemes and aggregation clauses: Bank of Queensland Ltd v AIG Australia Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1689


The application of aggregation clauses to Ponzi schemes is an area bereft of prior authority. In Bank of Queensland Ltd v AIG Australia Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1689, the…

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Dalamd Limited v Butterworth Spengler Commercial Limited [2018] EWHC 2558 (Comm): causation in claims against insurance brokers...


In Dalamd Limited v Butterworth Spengler  the Court considered allegations made by 2 insureds that, as a result of their insurance broker’s negligence, they had lost the chance to…

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