MASEFIELD AG v AMLIN CORPORATE MEMBER LTD
                                                                    [2010] 1 Lloyd's Rep 509
                                                                    QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)
                                                                    Before Mr Justice David Steel
                                                                    Insurance (marine) — Piracy — Vessel seized by pirates — Ransom paid and vessel and cargo released — Whether cargo became an actual total loss on seizure — Whether cargo became a constructive total loss on seizure — Legality of payment of ransom — Marine Insurance Act 1906, sections 57 and 60.