Covid-19 Business Interruption claims – a change in the tide?
In January 2021 the Supreme Court handed down its landmark judgment in the Financial Conduct Authority Test Case which was generally viewed to have favoured policyholders.
On 17 October 2022, the High Court handed down three further judgments relating to the interruption Covid-19 has caused to businesses. The decisions are more insurer friendly than the outcome in the FCA Test Case. We summarise the key issues below.