SUN ALLIANCE & LONDON INSURANCE PLC v PT ASURANSRI DAYIN MITRA TBK THE “NO 1 DAE BU”

[2006] Lloyd's Rep IR Plus 19

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Langley

Insurance (marine) – Insurance taken out on vessel to be transported from South Korea to Indonesia – Vessel damaged before voyage commenced – Whether assured in breach of class warranties – Whether policy applied to port risks – Whether vessel unseaworthy – Discretion of English court to grant negative declaratory relief to insurers.