Recent News
Real-time updates on the issues impacting your coverage. From landmark case decisions to firm announcements and media commentary, we keep policyholders informed on what is happening right now.
Browse our latest news, press releases, and firm updates below.
Fenchurch Law bolsters insurance disputes team in London with three new hires
Fenchurch Law, the UK’s leading firm working exclusively for policyholders and brokers on complex insurance disputes, has announced the expansion of its team in London with three new appointments to its coverage disputes team; Michael Robin, Dru Corfield and Grace Williams. Michael Robin joins as Partner, bringing with him over 45 years’ experience in handling […]
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The Financial Ombudsman Service: 10 Things That Every Policyholder Needs to Know
Do you have a policy coverage dispute with your Insurer? Are you a Consumer or Small Business? Is your dispute worth £375,000 or less? If the answer to these questions is Yes, the Financial Ombudsman Service might offer you a pathway to resolve. Please read on… The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is a free service […]
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SDV Donates to Fairfield Bellarmine Academic Program
We are pleased to announce our support of Fairfield University through a donation that will fund scholarships for two students enrolled in the new Fairfield Bellarmine academic program. The campus will open in the Fall of 2023 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and is specifically designed help to make higher education in the community more inclusive and […]
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Court hands down judgment in much anticipated Covid-19 BI cases: the takeaways for policyholders
Fenchurch Law represents Stonegate Pub Company Limited in its claim for Covid-19 business interruption losses against its three insurers: Ms Amlin; Liberty Mutual; and Zurich. 760 of Stonegate’s premises were insured under a Marsh Resilience wording, which was a wording considered by the Divisional Court and Supreme Court as part of the FCA Test Case. […]
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SDV named 2022 Top Workplace
SDV is proud to announce that we were named a 2022 Top Workplace! This is our third year in a row in receiving the honor from Hearst Connecticut Media Group. The granting of the award is determined by a company’s employees themselves through an anonymous survey. To be named a Top Workplace, it’s more than […]
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Grasping the Nettle on International Risks
Recent decisions of the English courts show enthusiasm for boldly tackling the largest and most complex cases, including those involving international risks, with significant implications for commercial policyholders. In Municipao de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 951, the Court of Appeal has allowed claims to proceed against the Anglo-Australian mining company […]
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Fenchurch Law boosts insurance disputes team with double hire
Fenchurch Law, the UK’s leading firm working exclusively for policyholders and brokers on complex insurance disputes, has announced the expansion of its team with two new appointments to its Leeds office; Catrin Wyn Williams and Chloe Vine. Catrin Wyn Williams joins as an Associate Solicitor, bringing with her experience of representing insurers in a variety […]
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Co-Insurance, it’s a bit of a scrum
The Rugby Football Union v Clark Smith Partnership Limited & FM Conway Limited [2022] EWHC 956 (TCC) This recent High Court decision once again shines a light on the tricky issue of co-insurance under project CAR policies, in particular the difficulties faced by contractors of all levels when trying to demonstrate the extent of cover […]
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Reinstatement 101 – (rein)stating the obvious?
Reinstatement can be a difficult issue for a policyholder to navigate in the wake of a loss. The answers to what might seem like obvious questions such as: what is it? who does it? and, do the costs actually have to be incurred? are in actual fact far from straightforward, and have been the subject […]
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