CLARENCE ROY HILL AND JOHN ROBERT CHARMAN v. THE MERCANTILE & GENERAL REINSURANCE CO. PLC. TONY ROBERT BERRY AND OTHERS v. SAME

[1996] LRLR 341

HOUSE OF LORDS

Lord HOFFMANN:

Reinsurance - Follow settlements clause - Excess of loss reinsurance - Invasion by Iraq of Kuwait - Damage caused to insured aircraft - Settlement by insurers - Plaintiffs claimed indemnity from defendant reinsurers - Interpretation of follow settlements clause - Whether plaintiffs entitled to summary judgment.