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Lloyds Development Ltd v Accor Hotelservices UK Ltd

[2025] EWHC 1238 (TCC)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice, Technology and Construction Court
Year2025
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

An after-the-event (ATE) insurance policy is in principle capable of providing adequate security for a defendant's costs, but the court will scrutinise the policy's anti-avoidance and exclusion terms and may order additional or cash security where particular features create a real risk that the policy would not respond in full.

Area of Law

General

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