Commercial Court

LM-2024-000252 - [2025] EWHC 2704 (Comm)

Fecha: 21-Oct-2025

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 2704 (Comm)

Case No: LM-2024-000252

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

LONDON CIRCUIT COMMERCIAL COURT (KBD)

Royal Courts of Justice, Rolls Building

Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL

Date: 21 October 2025

Before:

HIS HONOUR JUDGE KEYSER KC

sitting as a Judge of the High Court

Between:

(1) ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE LIMITED

(formerly ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE PLC)

(on its own behalf and on behalf of all members of the Royal Insurance Group (now RSA Insurance Group) reinsured under reinsurance policies 0512428/R13/81 (M43/81), M43/82, XPM0431/301 (M43/83), 871/XPM043/401 (M43/84) and M56/84, their successors and assigns)

(2) ROYAL INSURANCE (UK) LIMITED

(in liquidation)

(3) ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE REINSURANCE LIMITED

(formerly ROYAL REINSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED)

Claimants

- and -

EQUITAS INSURANCE LIMITED

Defendant

Sushma Ananda and Joseph Rich (instructed by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP) for the Claimants

David Scorey KC and Sarah Cowey (instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright LLP) for the Defendant

Hearing dates: 1, 2, 3 and 7 July 2025

Written submissions: 4 July 2025

Approved Judgment

This judgment was handed down remotely at 10 a.m. on 21 October 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and by release to the National Archives.

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HIS HONOUR JUDGE KEYSER KC