A Greek tragedy
When a holidaymaker broke his back diving into a swimming pool the travel company failed to notify its insurer for a year, leading to a dispute between the parties about whether the insurer was within its rights to refuse the claim due to waiver or estoppel, as Virginia Wethey explains
In March the Court of Appeal overturned a trial judge's decision in the key case of Kosmar Villa Holidays v Trustees of Syndicate 1243 to the benefit of insurers.
The earlier decision held that an
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