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Privy Council finds that a policyholder’s alteration of invoices submitted in support of an insurance claim did not constitute a “fraudulent device”

The case of Beacon Insurance Company Ltd v Maharaj Bookstore Ltd [2014] UKPC21 concerned an insurance claim arising…

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Blanket Notifications and Declaratory relief: European Risk Insurance Company v McManus

Summary The recent decision of the Court of Appeal of European Risk Insurance Company v McManus [2013] EWCA Civ 1545…

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Clark v In Focus: There is only one cherry, and no second bite at it

Summary Financial advisers across the country will be breathing a sigh of relief as they digest the Court of Appeal’s…

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Coles v Hetherton: implications for recovery actions

Just before Christmas, the Court of Appeal delivered the long-awaited judgment in the case of Coles v Hetherton [2013]…

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Damages Based Agreements Regulations 2013

On 23.01.2013 the Ministry of Justice published the draft Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013 (“2013…

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Contradictory High Court decisions on the doctrine of merger

Clark v In Focus Asset Management & Tax Solutions Limited [2012] EWHC 3669 (QB) The claimants had invested the…

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Interpretation of combined commercial policy wording

Ted Baker Plc v AXA Insurance UK Plc [2012] EWHC 1406 (Comm) The claimant clothing retailer discovered that an employee…

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High Court decision on the consequences of failing to undertake adequate e-disclosure

West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited v. Willbros Global Holdings Inc [2012] EWHC 396 (TCC) The claimant company…

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Unfavourable expert reports – Prohibition on ‘Expert shopping’

Edwards-Tubb v JD Wetherspoon [2011] EWCA Civ 136 The claimant suffered an injury as a result of an accident at work,…

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