Rectification by construction – when will the English Court come to your aid?

By James Stockman & Laura-May Scott on 29 May 2025

The Court of Appeal in International Entertainment Holdings Ltd & Ors v Allianz Insurance Plc [2025] 1 ALL ER Comm 623 has again reinforced the test for correction of mistakes by construction, following a similar decision by the Court of Appeal early last year (see our article here). In short, a party needs to…

Drafting errors must be clear and obvious – a brief look at the English Court of Appeal’s decision in Project Angel Bidco Ltd (In Administration) v Axis Managing Agency Ltd [2024 EWCA Civ 446]

By Laura-May Scott, Katherine Varney & James Stockman on 12 July 2024

The wording in insurance policies is often taken from precedent wording that has evolved over time. Accordingly, we often see inconsistencies in the wording of policies and/or ambiguity in the provisions setting out the scope of cover. There are often many different interpretations that can be applied to inconsistent wording in a policy,

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Rectification by construction – when will the English Court come to your aid?

Drafting errors must be clear and obvious – a brief look at the English Court of Appeal’s decision in Project Angel Bidco Ltd (In Administration) v Axis Managing Agency Ltd [2024 EWCA Civ 446]

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