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The following Insurance & Reinsurance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—26 February 2026
The following Restructuring & Insolvency news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Part VII insurance business transfers—evidencing foreign recognition risks (Re Mercantile Indemnity Company Ltd and others)
The following Insurance & Reinsurance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Insurance cover for imminent risk of damage (Vivid Housing v Allianz)
The following Insurance & Reinsurance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—19 February 2026
Public liability insurance—essentialsPublic liability insurancePublic liability insurance is a form of liability insurance that indemnifies a...
Subrogation in insurance and reinsuranceWhat is the right of subrogation?In the context of insurance and reinsurance, the right of subrogation...
Insurable interestThis Practice Note considers insurable interest, including insurable interest in construction and liability insurance. It also...
Insurance agents and brokersWhat is the difference between an agent and a broker?Where insurance is transacted through an intermediary, that...
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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