Insurance Law Monthly

In Dornoch Ltd v Mauritius Union Assurance Co Ltd and Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd (No 2) [2007] EWHC 155 (Comm) David Steel J resolved a number of issues on the interpretation of a contract of reinsurance. In earlier proceedings ([2006] 2..

The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No 1426) have partially implemented the EU’s Fifth Motor Insurance Directive, European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/14/EC. The effect of the 2007 Regulations, which..

In Kyle Bay Ltd v Certain Lloyd’s Underwriters [2007] EWCA Civ 57 the Court of Appeal, upholding the first instance decision of Deputy High Court Judge Jonathan Hirst ([2006] Lloyd’s Rep IR 718; Insurance Law Monthly (Volume 18:..

CA Blackwell (Contracts) Ltd v Gerling General Insurance Co January 2007, unreported, forthcoming in [2007] Lloyd’s Rep IR, a decision of HHJ Mackie QC, raises a number of important questions on the scope of contractors all risks policies,..

Australian law implies into insurance contracts a bilateral term of utmost good faith. Section 13 of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (ICA) provides: ‘A contract of insurance is a contract based on the utmost good faith and there is implied in..