UNION INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD V JUBILEE INSURANCE CO LTD

(1991) 1 Re LR 25

Queen’s Bench Division Commercial Court

Before Sir John Donaldson MR, Lord Justice McCowan and Lord Justice Leggatt

Practice - Writ - Service out of jurisdiction - Retrocession agreement concluded between Bermudan cedant and Kenyan retrocesssionaire through London brokers - Writ issued in English court by cedant against retrocessionaire - Whether leave given to cedant to serve writ out of jurisdiction should be set aside.