Articles tagged as Commercial Law
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Versloot Dredging BV and another v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG and others [2016] UKSC 45
Case Summaries
The Supreme Court held that an insurer cannot refuse a valid claim merely because the insured told a collateral lie that made no difference to the right to recover. The owners of the DC Merwestone had a good claim for engine damage caused by seawater ingress, despite a manager’s reckless falsehood about a bilge alarm […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
Bailey and another v Angove’s PTY Limited [2016] UKSC 47
Case Summaries
The Supreme Court held that an Australian wine producer effectively ended its insolvent English agent’s authority to collect unpaid customer invoices and was entitled to the proceeds. That authority was not irrevocable merely because the agent could deduct commission, and the money was not held on a constructive trust. The agency and the insolvency Angove’s […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
Impact Funding Solutions Limited v AIG Europe Insurance Ltd (formerly known as Chartis Insurance (UK) Ltd) [2016] UKSC 57
Case Summaries
Impact Funding arranged loans to clients of the solicitors Barrington so that disbursements in industrial deafness claims could be paid. Barrington broke its warranty to perform its professional duties, the loans went unpaid, and Impact obtained damages; Barrington was insolvent. The Supreme Court held by a majority that Barrington's professional indemnity insurer need not meet […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
