Bonner & Ors v Cox & Ors
Decision date: 8 December 2005
Neutral citation: [2005] EWCA Civ 1512
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
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This case concerned appeals by reinsurers and a Lloyd's syndicate against findings in a trial about (1) alleged non-disclosure relating to the "Elk Point" well blow-out, (2) an alleged material misrepresentation at placing in October 1999, and (3) liability under the Cover for an Oceaneering declaration and whether a term imposing a duty of prudence should be implied. The Court of Appeal rejected the challenges on the Oceaneering point, agreed with the judge that there had been no breach of any implied term and that the Oceaneering declaration was made prudently, and dismissed the appeals on all points.
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