Caledonia North Sea Limited v London Bridge Engineering Limited and Others
UK House of Lords: Lords Bingham, Mackay, Nicholls, Hoffmann
and Scott: February 2002
INSURANCE: CONTRACT: GUARANTEE AND INDEMNITY: DISASTER ON
OIL PLATFORM: EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTORS INJURED AND KILLED: CLAIMS SETTLED BY
OPERATOR'S INSURERS : INDEMNIFIED BY INSURERS: RIGHTS OF SUBROGATION AND
CONTRIBUTION: INDEMNITY CLAUSES: OIL INDUSTRY PRACTICE : RECOVERY OF SCOTTISH OR
TEXAN LEVELS OF DAMAGES
CGU International
Insurance Plc v. Ashleigh Szabo & Others
English High Court: Toulson J.: Unreported: 6 November 2001
GLOBAL LIABILITY POLICY: ISSUED IN LONDON: OHIO LAW: EXTENSION OF COVER TO
EMPLOYEE’S FAMILY: EXTENSION OF COVER TO UNINSURED DRIVERS: MEANING OF
INSURED: GOVERNING LAW: JURISDICTION: NEGATIVE DECLARATIONS: COMITY
Folksamerica
Reinsurance Co. v. Clean Water of New York, Inc.
United States: Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: Wesley, Circuit
Judge: June 30, 2005: No. 03-9124: 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 13041: 413 F.3d 307
MARITIME JURISDICTION: CONTRACTS: INSURANCE POLICIES: LIABILITY POLICY PROVIDING
SHIPREPAIRER’S LEGAL LIABILTY AND COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGES
WITHIN MARITIME JURISDICTION
Hua Seng Sawmill v. QBE Insurance (Malaysia) BHD
[2003] 4 SLR 449
Singapore High Court: Justice Belinda Ang: 9 October 2003
MARINE INSURANCE: Institute Cargo Clauses (C): LOSS OF CARGO FROM BARGE : WHEN
LOST: WHETHER INSURABLE INTEREST: PROXIMATE CAUSE: "REASONABLY ATTRIBUTABLE
TO": WHETHER COVERED UNDER "WASHING OVERBOARD" PERIL: MEANING OF
"WASHING OVERBOARD": BURDEN OF PROOF
Lagden v O'Connor
UK House of Lords: Lords Nicholls, Slynn, Hope, Scott and Walker: [2003] UKHL
64: 4 December 2003
CAR ACCIDENT: MEASURE OF DAMAGES: REPLACEMENT CAR: WHETHER CREDIT HIRE
COMPANY FEE RECOVERABLE: IMPECUNIOSITY OF VICTIM: FORSEEABILITY: THE RULE IN THE
LIESBOSCH DREDGER CASE [1933] AC 449 RE-CONSIDERED
Scottish Equitable plc v. Derby
ILR 7 May 2001: March 2001: English Court of Appeal
MONEY PAID UNDER A MISTAKE OF FACT: EFFECT OF CARELESSNESS: DEFENCE OF CHANGE
OF POSITION
Tai Ping Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Tugu Insurance Co. Ltd
Hong Kong: Court of First Instance: Stone J: [2001]HKC 401: April 2001
INSURANCE: DOUBLE INSURANCE: WHETHER DOUBLE INSURANCE EXISTED: THE FOUR TESTS
FOR DOUBLE INSURANCE: BASIS OF CONTRIBUTION: MAXIMUM LIABILITY BASIS:
INDEPENDENT LIABILITY BASIS: EFFECT OF UNDER-INSURANCE: WHETHER UNDER-INSURANCE
EXISTED
Wong Shu Kuen v.Vianet International & Services Co. and China Insurance
Co Ltd Hong Kong, as third party
Hong Kong District Court: Carlson J: [2001] HKEC 570: March 2001
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION CLAIM: EMPLOYER SEEKS JOINDER OF INSURER AS PERSON
APPEARING TO BE INTERESTED IN THE PROCEEDINGS: HONG KONG EMPLOYEES’
COMPENSATION ORDINANCE: LIABILITY OF INSURERS UNDER SECTIONS 43(1) AND 44(1) OF
ORDINANCE: DISPUTE UNDER EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION POLICY: MOTIVES FOR JOINDER:
WHETHER JOINDER RELEVANT TO ISSUES IN COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS
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