Liability insurance: notification under claims made policies

The lengthy judgment of HHJ Pearce in Ahmed and Others v White & Co (UK) Ltd and Another [2025] EWHC 2399 (Comm) discusses the principles applicable to the notification of claims and circumstances under claims made policies. The bulk of the analysis is concerned with the criteria for notification, including the knowledge of the assured and the extent to which there was a valid notification rather than some other form of communication.

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