TAPPOO HOLDINGS LTD v STUCHBERY

[2008] Lloyd's Rep IR 34

SUPREME COURT OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

Before President of the Supreme Court Fatiaki, Justice Handley and Justice Scott

Insurance (material damage) - Fijian Parliament seized and Government members taken hostage - Law and order breaking down - Assured’s premises damaged by rioters and looters in Suva - All risks policy excluding liability for loss directly or indirectly caused by insurrection - Whether events amounted to insurrection - Causation - Effect of Insurance Law Reform Act 1996, section 25 (Fiji).