Reinsurers to resist ‘forum shopping’

Globalisation of insurance and reinsurance has made it easier for litigants to shop around for favourable jurisdictions. Underwriters need to factor these changes into their decisions. This article is based on a talk at Lloyd’s by ROS JONES and ADAM STRONG, of law firm Elborne Mitchell

"AS a moth is drawn to the light, so is a litigant drawn to the United States. If he can only get his case into their courts, he stands to win a fortune," former Master of the Rolls Lord Denning, Smith Kline & French Labs Ltd v Bloch [1982].