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Reinsurance: scope and effect of claims control clause

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 25 2013

Defendant insurersreinsureds provided all risks cover for the construction of crude oil storage tanks for the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). When one of

World Trade Center attacks two events, not one

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 21 2013

This decision should not come as a surprise. The High Court has merely removed any remaining uncertainty in the reinsurance market by confirming that

Limitation considered

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 21 2013

St Anselm Development Company Ltd v Slaughter & May (A Firm) 01.02.13 High Court considers when a cause of action accrued in a negligence claim

Claimant’s injuries: importance of documentary evidence

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 20 2013

Goodman v Faber Prest Steel 05.03.13 Court of Appeal orders re-hearing where Judge accepted Claimant's account of symptoms following accident and

Periodical payments: latest developments

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 19 2013

PPOs are used by many compensators in high value clinical negligence and personal injury claims to fund a claimant's future heads of loss, usually

High Court reviews attempted block notification of circumstances

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 22 2013

High Court considers whether law firm validly notified professional indemnity insurers of circumstances. In mid-2011, the Claimant solicitors became

Mesothelioma: closing the gaps in historical insurance

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 11 2013

Court of Appeal decides that an employers’ liability insurer is liable to indemnify an employer for the whole of a mesothelioma claim, not just the

Credit hire: proof of need

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 7 2013

Court of Appeal rejects claim for over £90,000 for hire of Rolls Royce. This is a helpful decision for defendants and insurers faced with large credit

Credit hire: Autofocus cases to be retried

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 6 2013

Court of Appeal decides that there should be retrials on the question of basic hire rates; fresh evidence can be adduced by both sides to determine

Mitigation costs cover reviewed

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 23 2013

Court of Appeal confirms no principle of apportionment in liability insurance. Standard Life operated a fund that was said to be the equivalent to