AXL Resources Ltd v Antares Underwriting Services Ltd & Anor
Decision date: 14 December 2010
Neutral citation: [2010] EWHC 3244 (Comm)
Court: High Court (Commercial Court)
Insurance classification confidence: high
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This was a Part 24 summary judgment application by AXL Resources for US$1,825,415.01 under a marine open cargo all-risks policy after 20 tonnes of cobalt went missing from a bonded warehouse; the principal contested issue was whether the policy exclusion for "Mysterious Disappearance and Stocktaking Losses" applied. The judge concluded that, on the evidence available (including police investigation material pointing to theft and no indication of warehouse or claimant collusion), there was no real prospect that the defendants could establish the exclusion and granted summary judgment for the claimant. The court fixed interest to start from 1 April 2009 and directed further submissions on quantum of interest and post-judgment matters.
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The court held that summary judgment was appropriate because the evidence disclosed a theft and there was no real prospect that the defendants could show the loss fell within the policy exclusion for "Mysterious Disappearance and Stocktaking Losses"; accordingly the claimant was entitled to judgment and interest from 1 April 2009.
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