Lloyd’s Names and right to a fair trial

The Court of Appeal ruled that Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights was not retrospective so as to allow Lloyd’s Names to amend their pleadings seeking damages from Lloyd’s in order to avoid the immunity from suit provided by the Lloyd’s Act 1992. The court ruled that the application had to be seen in the context of the Lloyd’s litigation as a whole. Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights guarantees the right to a fair trial.