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A one stop shop? English court seeks to achieve consistency in jurisdiction for reinsurance disputes (Axis Corporate Capital II v ABSA Group)

Published on: 25 February 2021

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  • What are the practical implications of this case?
  • What was the background?
  • What did the court decide?
  • Case details

Article summary

Insurance and Reinsurance analysis: The English High Court has resolved an inconsistency between jurisdiction clauses in a tower of reinsurance policies, by construing them in the context of the intention of the parties across the tower of coverage as a whole rather than by reference to each individual policy. Written by Peter Hardy, partner at Reed Smith LLP and Emily McMahan, associate, global commercial disputes at Reed Smith LLP.

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