Western Trading Ltd v Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) Plc
Decision date: 26 January 2015
Neutral citation: [2015] EWHC 103 (QB)
Court: High Court (King's Bench Division)
Insurance classification confidence: high
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This is a fire-insurance claim after a 24 July 2012 fire destroyed buildings in Central Walsall including the Boak Building; the insurer resisted liability on grounds the claimant lacked an insurable interest and had misrepresented/non‑disclosed material facts, and also challenged entitlement to a reinstatement declaration. The court found for the claimant: it will receive a Declaration (subject to a condition concerning unpaid rates or equivalent) and damages for loss of rent, the latter reduced to 50% of the sum claimed.
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