Arts & Antiques Ltd v Richards & Ors
Decision date: 5 November 2013
Neutral citation: Neutral citation not available
Court: High Court (Commercial Court)
Insurance classification confidence: high
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The claimant jeweller, Arts & Antiques Ltd, sued its insurers Zurich, insurance broker Towergate and broker Mr Richards after a 31 May 2007 robbery and an arbitration in which Zurich succeeded. The High Court struck out all claims against Zurich and Mr Richards, struck out Towergate-related claims except those based on the specific proposition in paragraph 23.1 of A&A’s skeleton argument, ordered A&A to replead its Particulars of Claim, and indicated Towergate was in principle entitled to security for costs.
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