‘Financial turmoil’ drives wave of SME Covid BI lawsuits
A law firm claiming to represent thousands of SMEs has initiated dozens of fresh Covid-related business interruption court proceedings.
During August and September, Barings Law filed more than 70 insurance cases with the Commercial Court, with most of these involving multiple claimants.
The firm confirmed to Insurance Post that all
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