Engelhart CTP (US) LLC v Lloyd's Syndicate 1221 for the 2014 Year of Account & 6 Ors
Decision date: 23 April 2018
Neutral citation: [2018] EWHC 900 (Comm)
Court: High Court (Commercial Court)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: high
Short overview
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This dispute concerned whether a marine cargo insurance policy covered loss where bills of lading and other documents were fraudulent and no cargo of copper ingots ever existed. The court concluded the policy required a "physical" loss of or damage to goods and therefore did not cover the claimant's loss arising from acceptance of fraudulent documents for non-existent cargo. The claimant's declaration was refused.
Ratio decidendi
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The policy's requirement of a "physical loss of or damage to goods" means there is no cover for economic loss arising from acceptance of fraudulent shipping documents where, on the assumed facts, no goods ever existed.
Obiter dicta
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No clear obiter dicta can safely be identified from the judgment.
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