Jurisdiction: matters relating to insurance

The Court of Appeal in Aspen Underwriting Ltd v Credit Europe Bank NV (The Atlantik Confidence) [2018] EWCA Civ 2590 has upheld the decision of Teare J, known at first instance as Aspen Underwriting Ltd v Kairos Shipping Ltd (The Atlantik Confidence) [2017] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 295. There is important discussion by the Court of Appeal of the special jurisdiction rules for matters relating to insurance in the Brussels Regulation Recast, European Parliament and Commission Directive 1215/2012/EU.

The Brussels Regulation Recast