Enterprise Oil Ltd v Strand Insurance Company Ltd
Decision date: 26 January 2006
Neutral citation: [2006] EWHC 58 (Comm)
Court: High Court (Commercial Court)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
Short overview
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This is a claim by Enterprise for indemnity under a liability policy issued by its captive insurer in respect of Enterprise’s contribution to a US settlement (14 March 2002) arising from disputes about termination of a drilling contract and related Texas litigation. The central issues included whether Enterprise would have been liable to Rowan in the Texas proceedings (notably for tortious interference with a Service Agreement), whether the Settlement Agreement was reasonable for policy purposes, and entitlement to defence costs. The court dismissed Enterprise’s action.
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