KAMIDIAN v HOLT AND OTHERS

[2008] Lloyd's Rep IR Plus 43

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Tomlinson

Insurance (fine art) – Dr Metzger Egg Clock loaned to gallery under loan agreement – Clock sustaining damage in transit – Further damage discovered after return journey – Whether claimant had title to sue insurers – Whether claimant guilty of misrepresentation in respect of provenance of clock – Whether claimant under a duty to disclose doubts as to provenance – Bailment – Whether claimant entitled to recover in bailment or under loan agreement from borrower or from co-curators – Measure of damages.