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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Bluebon Limited v Ageas (UK) Limited plc and others [2017] EWHC 3301 (Comm)


Many commercial property insurance policies contain a term, dressed up as a warranty, requiring the electrical installation to be tested every five years. In Bluebon, Bryan J had to determine whether the five year period started from…

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