Ramco Ltd & Anor v Weller Russell & Laws Insurance Brokers Ltd
Decision date: 13 June 2008
Neutral citation: Neutral citation not available
Court: Court not available
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
Short overview
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This case concerns two related companies (Ramco and RIL) whose stored stock was destroyed by fire and who sued their insurers after underwriters denied significant parts of the claims; the claimants also sued their insurance broker for procuring allegedly inappropriate cover. A key factual dispute concerned ownership/entitlement to the RIL stock under a written agreement with Mr Murray and whether underwriters were liable; RIL discontinued its action against underwriters after an adverse position remained. The court refused a late application by the broker to amend its pleaded case seeking to rely on RIL's failure to pursue underwriters, and the judge rejected that amendment as untimely and requiring further evidence and adjournment.
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