Supreme Court dismisses hull underwriters' attempt to recover $22m paid out for deliberately sunken ship
The Supreme Court has dismissed an attempt led by Aspen to recover $22m paid out by hull underwriters following the sinking of a ship in 2013 that was later ruled to have been deliberate.
In a judgment handed down on Wednesday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the High Court of England and Wales did not have jurisdiction to hear Aspen’s claims.
Aspen, the lead underwriter on
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