Subrogation and joint insurance: it’s a kind of magic?


Following the recent decisions of the TCC in Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation Trust Ltd v Lakehouse Contracts Ltd [2018] EWHC 558 (TCC) and Prezzo Ltd v High Point Estates Ltd [2018] EWHC 1851,  Neil Hext QC considers the…

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Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation Trust Limited and others v Lakehouse Contracts Limited and others [2018] EWHC 558 (TCC)


It is common practice in various industries (particularly the construction industry) for parties to agree that specified loss or damage will be covered by insurance obtained for the parties’ mutual benefit, whether such loss or damage is…

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Gard Marine and Energy Ltd v China National Chartering Co Ltd and another The ‘Ocean Victory’ [2017] UKSC 35

In Gard Marine and Energy Ltd v China National Chartering Co Ltd, the Supreme Court addressed the impact of a clause requiring the charterers to effect joint insurance on the…