BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE AFTER THE FCA TEST CASE: Corbin & King Limited & Ors v AXA Insurance UK Plc [2022] EWHC 409 (Comm)

Business Interruption Insurance after the FCA test case: Corbin & King Limited & Ors v AXA Insurance UK Plc [2022] EWHC...


In Corbin & King v AXA, Mrs Justice Cockerill found policyholders were entitled to an indemnity in respect of business interruption losses sustained during the Covid-19 pandemic. The case was heard on an expedited basis, with the…

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Doorway Capital Limited v American International Group UK Limited [2022] EWHC 182 (Comm) the decision is considered by Miles Harris of 4 New Square Chambers

Solicitors Minimum Terms and Conditions and the Meaning of Private Legal Practice: Doorway Capital Limited v American International Group UK Limited...


In Doorway Capital Limited v American International Group UK Limited, Mr Justice Butcher held that liability for a breach of trust arising from an agreement between a solicitors’ practice and its provider of commercial funding was not…

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The Construction and Application of Aggregation Clauses: Spire Healthcare Ltd v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 17

In Spire Healthcare v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance, the Court of Appeal considered the construction and operation of an aggregation clause in the context of hundreds of claims against…

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…

Avoidance for Material Non-Diclosure: Niramax Group Limited v Zurich Insurance Plc [2020] EWHC 535 (Comm)

In Niramax Group Limited v Zurich Insurance Plc [2020] EWHC 535 (Comm) the High Court considered the principles applicable to cases of avoidance for material non-disclosure, in a claim by…

Indemnification on the Reinstatement Basis: Sartex Quilts & Textiles Limited v Endurance Corporate Capital Limited [2019] EWHC 1103

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 Court of…

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

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 Senior Courts…