BIBA webinar - Money, memory and melting Ice presented by Indemnity Law

Join BIBA Associate Indemnity Law, who provide policyholder coverage advice – as they take you through recent climate liability litigation, witness memory, and rulings on damages for late payment by insurers.

Learning objectives:

By the end of this webinar, delegates should be able to:

• Explain the recent landmark judgment in Saúl Luciano Lliuya v RWE and its implications for future climate litigation;

• Outline the court’s evolving approach to witness memory and the requirements for trial witness statements under Practice Direction 57AC; and

• Discuss damages for late payment under section 13A of the Insurance Act 2015, with insights from the two key judgments handed down to date.

Presenters - Denise Eastlake, Rachel Auld and Esther Zhu

Denise is a Partner at Indemnity Law with over 17 years’ experience advising on complex and high-value property damage, business interruption, construction, products, and public liability losses. She also has particular expertise in climate change risks and the coverage issues that arise from them.

Rachel is a Senior Associate at Indemnity Law. A former advisor to insurers, she has particular expertise in resolving financial lines and commercial property coverage disputes.

Esther is an Associate at Indemnity Law. She advises on complex and high-value claims across a wide range of insurance types. She is fluent in both English and Mandarin.

Delegates participating in the accredited webinar can claim up to 1 CPD hour towards the CII member CPD scheme. A formal completion certificate will be issued for members attending and returning a feedback form.  

DISCLAIMER:

Our webinars are designed to give information and guidance and we aim to make them as accurate as we can at the time of presentation and recording. However, they may sometimes represent individual views and BIBA cannot guarantee, nor do they accept any responsibility or liability for, the accuracy or completeness of the content or for any loss which may arise from reliance on information contained within these presentations and recordings.