Was Various Eateries the beginning of the end of the BI saga?

Mark Pring

Following Various Eateries losing its appeal, Mark Pring, partner and insurance specialist at international law firm Reed Smith, examines whether the case could trigger a wave of disputes from insurers looking to apply the decision unwarrantedly.

In the latest chapter of Covid-19 business interruption insurance cases heard by the English courts, much publicity has already been given to the judgment of the Court of Appeal handed down in mid

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