A marine insurance contract was entered into for goods to be transported between two ports. A side note provided that cover was to start from the time the goods left the warehouse. The Act provided that the insurance was void from the time such a cargo was diverted from the route agreed.
Held: The variation of the insurance contract endorsement related to a voyage rather than a time policy. Therefore, Act still applied, and the insurer was discharged at the moment the deviation occurred.
Judges:
Lords Justice Potter and Keene and Mr Justice Sumner
Citations:
Gazette 03-Oct-2002, Times 17-Oct-2002, [2002] EWCA Civ 1132, [2003] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 327
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Sawyer v Atari Interactive Inc ChD 1-Nov-2005
The claimant owned the copyright in several successful computer games. He had granted licenses for the use of the software, which licences were assigned to the defendants. Disputes arose as to the calculation of royalty payments, and the claimant . .
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Insurance, Transport
Updated: 06 June 2022; Ref: scu.175228