Airbus SAS v Generali Italia SPA and Others: CA 14 May 2019

The claimant in the action (respondent to this appeal) claimed declarations (1) that it was not liable to the defendant insurers for losses incurred when an aircraft which it had manufactured sustained damage when landing in Rome and (2) that proceedings commenced against it by the defendants in Italy had been commenced contrary to the terms of an English exclusive jurisdiction clause in an Airframe Warranties Agreement between (among others) Airbus and the defendants’ insured, the Italian airline company Alitalia. The issue was now whether the English court had jurisdiction over these claims by virtue of the jurisdiction clause. The defendant insurers now appealed from a decision that it did..

Judges:

Lord Justice Males

Citations:

[2019] EWCA Civ 805

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Jurisdiction, Insurance

Updated: 29 June 2022; Ref: scu.637313