Solicitors awarded damages against insurer

Gavin Edmondson Solicitors Limited v Haven Insurance Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 1230 2 December

Article by John Hyde in the Law Society Gazette of 3 December

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a personal injury firm that argued that an insurer went behind its back to settle claims. North-west firm Gavin Edmondson said Haven Insurance acted unlawfully in making direct offers to clients in 2012.