Arash Shipping Enterprises Company Ltd v Groupama Transport
Decision date: 25 May 2011
Neutral citation: [2011] EWCA Civ 620
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
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This was an insurance dispute about whether underwriters validly served notice of cancellation under an Iran Sanctions Clause in a marine policy, in light of Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 and its Article 26. The Court of Appeal heard an expedited appeal, ordered the respondent to cease to be a representative party, and dismissed the appeal, leaving Burton J's conclusion that the cancellation was valid in place. The court expressed caution about definitively construing Article 26 on the expedited material before it.
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