Ted Baker Plc & Anor v AXA Insurance UK Plc & Ors
Decision date: 25 May 2012
Neutral citation: [2012] EWHC 1406 (Comm)
Court: High Court (Commercial Court)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
Short overview
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This case is an insurance coverage dispute concerning Ted Baker's claims for stock loss and consequential business interruption arising from employee theft at its warehouse for the years 2004–2008. The principal issue at trial was whether the AXA policy (and related co-insurers' positions) covered non-forcible, non-violent theft by an employee and consequential business interruption, and whether defendants could avoid cover by rectification, non-disclosure or estoppel. The judge answered Issue 1 (coverage for direct losses from non-F&V employee theft) "Yes" and indicated various other issue-results (including No on certain non-disclosure/misrepresentation pleas and Yes on some BI-related points), and directed the parties to agree a draft order.
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