Sanjay Patel KC, Thomas Crangle and Carl Wall will be in Mumbai from 22-24 February, then New Delhi from 25-28 for the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)’s Annual Meeting and Conference. Associate member Abhimanyu Bhandari SC will join them in New Delhi. Throughout the week, members will be speaking at various events: Thursday 26 February 14:30 […]
Lynne McCafferty KC, Simon Goldstone, Thomas Crangle, Daniel Churcher and Richard Sumarno will be in Riyadh between the 1-5 February 2025 attending Riyadh International Disputes Week. On Monday 2nd, Lynne McCafferty KC will be speaking at the following RIDW events: ‘One Goal, One Vision: Effective Collaboration in Delivery of the Kingdom’s Projects’ hosted by Diales […]
A. Introduction 1. On 17 December 2025, judgment was handed down by the Commercial Court in Oceanus Capital SARL v Lloyd’s Insurance Company [2025] EWHC 3293 (Comm) (“M/V ‘VYSSOS’”). The case concerned the scope of coverage under a mortgagee’s interest insurance policy in respect of a Vessel which was damaged by a mine strike in […]
30th December 2025
The Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2026 has been released, and 4 Pump Court has been listed as a Leading Set across 11 areas with Band 1 set rankings for ‘Construction: Professional Negligence’ and ‘Information Technology’. Members of 4 Pump Court have been ranked across 26 practice areas in total, including 16 new table […]
16th October 2025
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026 guide has been launched. 4 Pump Court has once again been ranked Tier 1 for ‘Energy’, ‘IT and Telecommunications’ and ‘Professional Negligence’. 4 Pump Court has also been ranked a leading set for ‘Commercial litigation’, ‘Construction’, ‘Crypto and blockchain assets’, ‘Insurance and reinsurance’, ‘International arbitration’ and ‘Shipping’. Members of […]
1st October 2025
In National House Building Council v Peabody Trust [2025] EWCA Civ 932, the Court of Appeal (Coulson, Lewison and Moylan LLJ) upheld the High Court’s decision to dismiss an application made by the NHBC for summary judgment / strike out of a claim brought by the Peabody Trust. The insurance cover under scrutiny was the widely used ‘Option 1 – […]
28th July 2025
Bellhouse & Anor v Zurich Insurance PLC [2025] EWHC 1416 (Comm) In a significant procedural judgment handed down on 18 June 2025, the High Court has declined to strike out Zurich Insurance Plc’s defences to a claim for indemnity under a household insurance policy, conditional on the insurer providing substantially improved particulars in relation to […]
19th June 2025
On Monday 30th June at 8am, Alice Carse and Jacob Haddad will provide a whistle-stop tour of the workings of aggregation clauses across different PI policies, with a particular focus on the SRA Minimum Terms and Conditions. The topics which will be covered include: What aggregation means and how it can operate in different contexts. […]
Gideon Shirazi, Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard and Carl Wall will be in Chicago between 21-26 April attending the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)’s Annual Meeting and Conference. Members will speak at the following events: On Thursday 24 April at 15:30 – 16:30, Gideon Shirazi will be on panel discussing ‘Can adopting transformational technology give rise to greater risk […]
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 has triggered complex disputes and, in turn, rapid developments in case law. At 4 Pump Court, our […]
8th April 2025
The increasing adoption of AI is transforming industries. As AI adoption accelerates, it brings with it a complex landscape of new challenges and opportunities. Join Laura Wright and Rebecca Keating of 4 Pump Court (authors of the Professional Liability chapter of the Law of Artificial Intelligence) exploring the critical intersection of AI, professional liability, and […]
Aidan Christie KC joined a Lloyd’s Market Association panel talk on Subscription Market Brokerage Commissions before an insurance industry audience. The panel covered Spitzer, the current UK law and also competition/anti-trust topics. A recording of the talk is available upon request from the Lloyd’s Market Association. See here.
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