News & Insights

The Supreme Court today handed down a series of judgments providing clarification on the principles that will apply when determining coverage for COVID-19 related claims under certain commonly used policy terms in different insurers’ business interruption policies. In this article, Lauren Pender considers the Supreme Court's decision and what that is likely to mean in practice for insurers and insureds. 

H&J's Philip Henderson was quoted in the "Your Questions" section of today's Financial Times. Please see below for further details.

In November we achieved an excellent resolution at mediation in a claim relating to unpaid introduction fees, for which the assignor company had been seeking payment for 4 years prior to assignment to H&J. H&J achieved a great result, resulting in significant sums being paid to the wronged party - and a real feeling of justice having been served. This result goes to show that the devil truly is in the detail, and that a fresh pair of eyes and a robust approach can really change the dynamic in dispute resolution, with excellent results.

In August H&J settled two mid sized cases in relatively quick succession. These cases achieved a total return to the insolvent estates of over £1.5 million - all of which was received in cleared funds within 30 days. We wish to share these examples as they are very different but also very typical of the cases we work on. 

One of our challenges as a company that takes assignment of litigation is to demonstrate how we add value. In this article, our resident accountant, Gwilym Jones, analyses the numbers behind one of our recently concluded cases and explains how our approach to litigation can benefit all stakeholders.

Dalila Scanavacca and Sophie Samani consider the use of adjudication referral as a dispute resolution method available to Liquidators.

Piers Elliott and Matthew Abraham of South Square consider the duties of administrators when considering whether to pursue or assign litigation and the practical steps that can be taken to minimise the risk of claims being brought against administrators. Article published in the March 2020 edition of South Square Digest