Insurance

Bayview Motors Ltd v Mitsui Fire and Marine Insurance Co Ltd [2002] EWHC 21 (Comm), Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court, David Steel J, 23 January 2002

Insurance (marine) – Cargo confiscated by customs authorities – Institute Cargo Clauses – Warehouse to warehouse clause – Whether risk terminated when goods placed in compound on quay – Notice of abandonment – Meaning of ‘seizure’ – Obligation to sue and labour – Marine Insurance Act 1906, s78(4)