CONSTRUCTION, OFFSHORE AND MARINE INSURANCE
- Garnat Trading & Shipping (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Baominh Insurance Corporation [2010] EWHC 2578: acting for Russian owners of mobile floating dock in claim against hull insurers after constructive total loss of floating dock during sea transport to Vietnam.
- National Bank of Greece SA and Another v RM Outhwaite 317 Syndicate and Others [2001] EWHC 547 (Comm): acting for assignee bank in claim for return of premium against Lloyd’s hull underwriters and in relation to procedural rules of service of Claim Forms on Lloyd’s syndicates.
- Acting for London reinsurers in relation to claims under Marine Construction and Liability Policies arising from oil pollution criminal prosecution in South American jurisdiction; advising on exclusions of wrongful acts and defence costs coverage.
- Acting for London reinsurers in relation to Marine Construction Policy dispute with local South American insurer due to loss of profits claim arising out of a collision of ship with construction works.
- Acting for Far Easter insurers in relation to WELCAR claim against reinsurers concerning exclusion to existing property and buy-back extension of coverage in a Damage to Existing and/or Surrounding Property Clause.
- Acting on behalf of London reinsurers in US$80m international arbitration against South American insurer in relation to Machinery and Equipment Insurance losses at a wind generation energy construction project.
- Acting for London reinsurers in relation to a construction insurance claim by a South American government due to design defects in the construction project of a highway.
- Acting for international reinsurers in increase in costs of working and delay in start up claim under a Construction All Risks Policy covering a pipeline construction project in Colombia relating to failure of drilling equipment.
- Acting for international brokers in claim for contribution by insureds concerning breaches of duties in the placing of Construction All Risks Insurance Policies for an oil and gas project in North America and misrepresentations in the feasibility report.
- Acting for London reinsurers on back-to-back issues regarding meaning and effect of co-insured clause in EAR reinsurance programme of gas to electricity power generation plant and subrogation issues.