Insurance Law Monthly

In Insurance Law Monthly (Volume 17:August 2005 (pp5–8)) detailed consideration was given to the judgment of Christopher Clarke J in Goshawk Dedicated Ltd v Tyser & Co Ltd [2005] Lloyd’s Rep IR 379. In that case the learned judge..

An array of complex issues confronted Andrew Smith J in ERC Frankona Reinsurance v American National Insurance Co [2005] EWHC 1381 (Comm). Highlighting the most important aspects of the judgment is difficult, but perhaps the most complex point is..

English law does not, outside the marine insurance context, impose upon the assured any duty to take steps to prevent or mitigate loss: as long as the assured has not acted with reckless disregard for the safety of the insured subject matter, he is..

In Forrest & Sons Ltd v CGU Insurance plc, 23 September 2005, unreported (forthcoming in [2006] Lloyd’s Rep IR) HHJ Kershaw QC in the Manchester District Registry Mercantile Court was faced with a claim under a fire policy, the insurers..