FOCUS OF THE DAY: Three video firms whose stock was looted or destroyed during the 2011 London riots have won £3m compensation from the Mayor’s office. The Court of Appeal found that consequential loss was in principle recoverable and held the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime liable under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 for damage to stock held at a Sony warehouse in Enfield. Full story - New Law Journal
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