Airbus S.A.S v Generali Italia S.P.A. & Or
Decision date: 22 October 2018
Neutral citation: [2018] EWHC 2737 (Comm)
Court: High Court (Commercial Court)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: high
Short overview
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Airbus applied to the English court for declarations that proceedings brought in Italy by Insurers are caught by the exclusive English-jurisdiction clause in the Warranties Agreement. The court found that Clause 13.2 applies to disputes arising out of the Warranties Agreement, and that the Italian proceedings, insofar as they are brought by the Insurers by way of subrogation to Alitalia’s rights under that agreement, fall within that clause; the court also held that an insurer exercising subrogation is bound by legal obstacles applicable to the assured. The court declined to decide hypothetical independent tort claims not pleaded by the Insurers.
Ratio decidendi
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Where an insurer brings a claim by subrogation to the assured’s rights under an agreement, the insurer is bound by the jurisdiction clause applicable to the assured; and Clause 13.2 of the Warranties Agreement extends to disputes arising out of that agreement, including warranty claims.
Obiter dicta
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No clear obiter dicta can safely be identified from the judgment.
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