Handelsbanken v Dandridge and others: CA 30 Apr 2002

The Aliza Glacial

Construction of two standard clauses in the Institute War and Strikes Clauses Hulls-Time, 1983 edition. Potter LJ treated the vessel’s loss, following the owners’ refusal to meet an outrageous ransom demand by a terrorist organisation, as outside the scope of a loss by ‘any financial cause’ in clause 4.1.7.
Lord Justice Potter
[2002] EWCA Civ 577, [2002] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 421, [2002] 2 All ER (Comm) 39
Bailii
England and Wales
Cited by:
CitedNavigators Insurance Company Ltd and Others v Atlasnavios-Navegacao Lda SC 22-May-2018
The vessel had been taken by the authorities in Venezuela after drugs were found to have been attached to its hull by third parties. Six months later it was declared a constructive total loss. The ship owners now sought recovery of its value from . .

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Updated: 25 July 2021; Ref: scu.171232