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The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court judgment on the meaning of an arbitration clause and clarified the meaning of “claim” in a public liability policy. …
Read More UK: Court of Appeal Rules on the Meaning of “Claim” and When Liability Accrues Under an Indemnity Policy

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s Insurance and Reinsurance Department recently published its latest Newsletter, Insurance & Reinsurance Review – September 2011, which contains nine articles about various topics in the insurance and reinsurance industry. Please click on the links below to read each article and if you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive the next edition of the Insurance and Reinsurance Review, please email us at InsureReinsure@eapdlaw.com. To view the entire Insurance & Reinsurance Review – September 2011, please click here. …
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On 1 September 2011, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) and the Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) submitted a joint response to the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) consultation titled “The Financial Conduct Authority: The Approach to Regulation”, which encourages discussion of the new Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) approach to its objectives. …
Read More UK: BIBA and the IIB Call for Regulatory Reform

In the case of W v Veolia Environmental Services (UK) PLC [2011] EWHC 2020 (QB), Judge Mackie QC was asked to consider the validity of a claim for damages. The Claimant, W, owned a 21 year old Bentley (worth approximately £16,000) which was hit by a refuse truck owned by the Defendant, Veolia Environmental Services (UK) PLC (Veolia). …
Read More UK: High Court Finds Car Hire Agreement is Valid Insurance Agreement

The law firms of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP today announced that they will merge on October 1, 2011 (you can read the press release here).   The new firm, with 13 offices and 650 lawyers, will be known as Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP. …
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In New Cap Reinsurance Corporation Ltd & Anr v AE Grant & Ors, the Court of Appeal has upheld a first instance decision that section 426 of the Insolvency Act (IA) can be used to enforce a foreign monetary judgment in insolvency proceedings. However, the Court acknowledged that where there exists a statutory framework for the enforcement of foreign judgments, in this case enforcement pursuant to the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 (the 1933 Act), then enforcement under s.426 of the IA must follow the requirements of the 1933 Act. …
Read More UK: Court of Appeal Upholds that Assistance can be Given to Australian Court