Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2026
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
Legal 500 UK Bar 2026 Guide
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
Court of Appeal decision on the meaning of cover under NHBC’s Insolvency cover before practical completion section
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
Court orders insurer to clarify and amplify pleadings on misrepresentation and contract works exclusion
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
Alice Carse and Jacob Haddad to host insurance training session on aggregation clauses – Monday 30th June
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 to attend IPBA Chicago 2025
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 […]
Introduction to Business Interruption Insurance
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
Laura Wright and Rebecca Keating delivering lecture to BILA on ‘Navigating the AI Revolution: Professional...
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 speaks on Lloyd’s Market Association panel on Subscription Market Brokerage Commissions
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.
Dubai Arbitration Week 2024
Rachel Ansell KC, Sanjay Patel KC, Laurence Page, Andrew Stevens, Quentin Tannock, Katy Handley, Jacob Haddad and Richard Sumarno will be in Dubai for Dubai Arbitration Week from 11-15 November. Throughout the week, members will be speaking at various events: Wednesday 13 Nov – Rachel Ansell KC, Andrew Stevens and Quentin Tannock speaking at an […]
Court of Appeal judgment handed down in Unipolsai Assucurazioni S.p.A -v- Covéa Insurance Plc [2024] EWCA Civ 1110
Property catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance: was the outbreak of Covid-19 a “catastrophe” and aggregation of Covid-19 business interruption losses under hours clause. – – Reinsurance disputes come to court only rarely. And arbitration appeals reach the Court of Appeal infrequently. This case was, therefore, unusual. It was an appeal to the Court of Appeal […]
14th October 2024
The ATP Litigation
The decision of the Court of Appeal in London International Exhibition Centre Plc v Allianz Insurance Plc [2024] EWCA Civ 1026 is another milestone in the long-running litigation between policyholders and insurers in relation to the recovery of business interruption losses as a result of Covid-19. In its landmark decision in Financial Conduct Authority v […]
16th September 2024
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