Hearings
England & Wales
26 Jun 2023 [2023] EWHC 1545 (Comm), KBD (Clare Ambrose sitting as a deputy High Court judge)
30 Apr 2024 [2024] EWCA Civ 435; [2024] Bus LR 1611; [2024] WLR(D) 208, CA (Sir Geoffrey Vos MR, Males, Birss LJJ)
Bellini (N/E) Ltd (trading as Bellini) v Brit UW Ltd
Subject Matter
INSURANCE — Contract — Construction — Business interruption
INSURANCE — Contract — Construction — Clause in insurance policy providing business interruption cover for damage arising from disease at premises or within a specified radius — Restaurant operator making claim under policy for business interruption loss caused by Covid-19 pandemic despite absence of damage — Whether damage requirement obvious mistake rendering clause absurd — Whether permissible to rewrite clause to provide non-damage business interruption cover
[2024] EWCA Civ 435; [2024] Bus LR 1611; [2024] WLR(D) 208, CA
Appellate History
Bellini (N/E) Ltd (trading as Bellini) v Brit UW Ltd [2023] EWHC 1545 (Comm), KBD
Decision of Clare Ambrose sitting as a deputy judge of the King’s Bench Division affirmed
Bellini (N/E) Ltd (trading as Bellini) v Brit UW Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 435; [2024] Bus LR 1611; [2024] WLR(D) 208, CA