Insurance And Reinsurance Weekly Update - 14 October 2014

Welcome to the thirty-seventh edition of Clyde & Co's (Re)insurance and litigation caselaw weekly updates for 2014

A summary of recent developments in insurance, reinsurance and litigation law.

This week's caselaw

Northrop Grumman v BAE
A case on whether there should be a costs penalty for refusing to mediate.

Whitston (Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK) v Secretary of State for Justice and the ABI
A court rules that mesothelioma claimants can still recover success fees and ATE insurance premiums.

Evans v Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals
A case on obtaining the court's permission to withdraw a Part 36 offer.

Winrow v Hemphill
A decision on the applicable law for assessment of damages and whether a tort was manifestly more closely connected with another country.