Insurance
Some of the cases in which members of chambers have appeared are listed below:
Churchill Insurance Company Limited v Benjamin Wilkinson (by his father and litigation friend Steven Wilkinson) [2010] EWCA Civ 556 Case referred to European Court of Justice to detrmine whether s151(8) of RTA complies with Community Law
Greene Wood & McLean v Templeton Insurance Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 65 Court of Appeal -decision on service out of the jurisdiction in claims “in respect of a contract”, on implying contract terms and on the meaning of “same damage” in the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act.
Blackwell (Contractors) ltd v Girling [2007] EWCA Civ 1450 Court of Appeal decision on construction of design exclusions in a Contractors’ All Risks Policy
Keeley v (1) Pashen (2) Wren Motor Syndicate 1202 at Lloyds (2004) EWCA (Civ) 1491. Construction of limitations on a motor insurance policy in the context of section 151 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
HiH Casualty & General Insurance v JLT Risk Solutions Ltd [2003] Commercial Court (Langley J) - Case on construction of film finance insurance contracts, and professional negligence of solicitors in advising on policy response
Turner & Newell v Royal Sun Alliance and Smith [2002] EWHC 2420 - Construction of EL policies in relation to asbestos disease claims.
Alfred McAlpine Ltd v BAI (Run-Off) Ltd [2000] 1 All ER (Comm) 545 (CA) - Breach of an innominate term in an insurance contract;
Knapp v Ecclesiastical Insurance Group Plc [1998] 1 Lloyd’s Rep I.R. 390 (CA) - Date of accrual of cause of action in negligence claim against insurance broker;
Surrey Heath Borough Council v Lovell Construction 48 BLR 108 - insurance arrangements under JCT standard forms;
Exchange Theatre v Iron Trades Mutual Insurance Co. [1983] 1 Lloyd's Rep 674 - measure of indemnity under fire policy, purported policy avoidance for alteration of risk and arson.