Bellhouse v Zurich: High Court Orders Indemnity Costs Against Insurer Following Procedural Judgment
In a consequential judgment in Bellhouse & Anor v Zurich Insurance Plc [2025] EWHC 1551 (Comm), the High Court has ordered Zurich Insurance Plc to pay the claimants’ costs on the indemnity basis, following what the judge described as the insurer’s “extraordinary behaviour” which necessitated the claimants making an application to strike out and summarily […]
30th June 2025
Russian Aircraft Lessor policy claims: judgment handed down in Russian aviation insurance battle
Introduction On 11 June 2025, judgment was handed down in the Russian Aircraft lessor policy claims [2025] EWHC 1430 (Comm) following a 50-day trial before Mr Justice Butcher. The judgment runs to 230 pages, and the case is described by Butcher J as “by any standards… an unusually demanding piece of litigation” [1081]. The judgment […]
16th June 2025
Introduction to the 4 Pump Court Insurance Blog and Business Interruption Insurance
We are pleased to welcome readers to the inaugural edition of the 4 Pump Court Insurance Blog. In recent years, the industry has been shaped by a series of global events: from the Covid-19 pandemic to armed conflicts and the growing frequency of extreme weather incidents such as floods and wildfires. Each of these crises […]
24th April 2025
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