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In Dornoch Ltd v Mauritius Union Assurance Co Ltd and Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd (No 2) [2007] EWHC 155 (Comm) David Steel J resolved a number of issues on the interpretation of a contract of reinsurance. In earlier proceedings ( [2006] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 475; Insurance Law Monthly (Volume 18: October (pp1–4))) the Court of Appeal held that the English courts possessed jurisdiction over the dispute. The hearing before David Steel J was the trial of the substantive issues.