Bellhouse & Anor v Zurich Insurance Plc [2025] EWHC 2766 (Comm) (17 October 2025)

Bellhouse & Anor v Zurich Insurance Plc [2025] EWHC 2766 (Comm) (17 October 2025)

The court declined to make the requested orders as the application was not formally listed for hearing and the defendant had not had the opportunity to make full submissions; the application should be listed for hearing before another judge.

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Citation
[2025] EWHC 2766 (Comm)
Parties
Claimant: Charles Bellhouse; Claimant: Biborka Bellhouse; Defendant: Zurich Insurance Plc
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
17 October 2025
Procedural Posture
Commercial Claim / Case Management Hearing; Application for Strike Out and Disclosure
Outcome
Application adjourned; to be listed for hearing before another judge.
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Strike Out Application, Disclosure of Evidence, Case Management, Misrepresentation, Contract Works Exclusion
Insurance Law Civil Procedure Summary Judgment Strike Out Application Disclosure of Evidence Case Management Misrepresentation Contract Works Exclusion

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Parties

Charles Bellhouse

Claimant

Biborka Bellhouse

Claimant

Zurich Insurance Plc

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Claim / Case Management Hearing; Application for Strike Out and Disclosure

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant's further particulars comply with the court's order regarding the contract works exclusion defence
  2. 2 Whether parts of the defendant's further particulars should be struck out or subject to reverse summary judgment
  3. 3 Whether the court has jurisdiction to order disclosure of audio recordings at this stage

Ratio Decidendi

The court declined to make the requested orders as the application was not formally listed for hearing and the defendant had not had the opportunity to make full submissions; the application should be listed for hearing before another judge.

Court Disposition

Application adjourned; to be listed for hearing before another judge.

Orders

  • Application to be listed on the first convenient date before any judge sitting in the London Circuit Commercial Court.