Sky UK Limited & Anor v Riverstone Managing Agency Limited & Ors
Decision date: 27 June 2025
Neutral citation: [2025] EWHC 1720 (Comm)
Court: High Court (Commercial Court)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
Short overview
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This judgment records the High Court's directions following the Court of Appeal's remittal of Sky UK Limited & Anor v Riverstone Managing Agency Limited & Ors to quantify indemnity under an all-risks Policy for extensive roof water damage. The judge accepted the Court of Appeal's conclusions that damage after the Period of Insurance and Mace's broader remediation costs fall within the Policy's scope and directed a limited further process (written submissions and a 2–3 day hearing) to determine quantum, with no further evidence without leave. Costs and final procedural orders were reserved.
Ratio decidendi
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Where an appellate court remits issues of quantification after redefining the scope of loss, those remitted issues should ordinarily be determined by applying the appellate conclusions to the evidence heard at trial; a party wishing to run a materially different case on quantum after trial must seek and obtain leave to adduce fresh evidence, and the court may refuse such late amendment.
Obiter dicta
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Observations that extensive cross-referencing to prior written materials without focused submissions risks confusion, and that courts should avoid relisting short procedural hearings with unrealistically optimistic time estimates (with possible cost consequences), were made as guidance rather than binding holdings.
Warning
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