NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AND OTHERS V MGN LTD AND OTHERS MAXWELL COMMUNICATION CORPORATION PLC (IN ADMINISTRATION) AND OTHERS V NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AND OTHERS, including CHUBB INSURANCE COMPANY OF EUROPE

(1996) 5 Re LR 103

Court of Appeal

Before Lord Justice Staughton, Lord Justice Millett and Lord Justice Ward

Evidence - Insurance litigation - Preliminary issues relating to construction of documents - Whether judge erred in excluding (1) evidence of way in which risk was presented and broked; (2) part of history of amendment/variation of cover; (3) all evidence of communications which did not cross broker/underwriter dividing line, and of understandings on part of one or other of parties, on basis that they were “private”; (4) oral evidence of matters covered by documents.