The limits of contractual discretion: UK Acorn Finance Limited v Markel (UK) Limited [2020] EWHC 922 (Comm)


In UK Acorn Finance Limited v Markel (UK) Limited, HHJ Pelling QC applied the Supreme Court’s decision in Braganza v BP Shipping Limited [2015] UKSC 17 in the context of an insurance dispute. The Judge found that…

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Euro Pools Plc v Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2018] EWHC 46 (Comm)


A recurring issue in the context of claims-made policies is whether a subsequent claim falls within the scope of a prior notification of circumstances.  In Euro Pools, against the background of a number of complex and developing…

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Ted Baker plc v AXA Insurance UK plc [2017] EWCA Civ 4097

In Ted Baker plc v AXA Insurance UK plc, the Insured appealed Mr Justice Eder’s findings at first instance ([2014] EWHC 3548 (Comm)) that it (1) had breached a claims…