LO AND LO (a firm) v THE WORLD-WIDE MARINE AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (sued on their own behalf and on behalf of all other insurers subscribing to the Certificate of Insurance No. 880161 issued by ESSAR Insurance Services Ltd. as their agent)

Read the full judgment text of CACV 000185/1994 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 January 1995.

1. These are two appeals against orders of Mr. Justice Liu, made on 26 January 1994 and 8 August 1994 respectively, in proceedings between (in effect) two sets of insurers to whom it will be convenient to refer as "the primary insurers" and "the excess insurers". The order made on 26 January 1994 operates in favour of the primary insurers; and the excess insurers appeal. The order made on 8 August 1994 operates in favour of the excess insurers; and the primary insurers appeal. The argument for t