Archives for 2003
Jurisdiction in International Reinsurance Disputes: A Return to Freedom of Choice? (18 November 2003)
Simon Gildener examines recent developments in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York affecting the impact of the Air Transportation and System Stabilisation Act of 2001 on reinsurance disputes with a September 11 element.
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Nicola Blakemore and Simon Gildener consider New York Attorney General Elliott Spitzer's most recent campaign to fight for the rights of the small time invester. We examine the potential impact of his investigation on the US, European and UK financial markets and on the insurance markets generally. This article may be of interest to financial lines and liability underwriters and brokers.
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Iain Corbett reports on recent developments in the US Court of Appeals in the Silverstein WTC litigation. This most recent decision will be of interest to Property and Casualty insurers and reinsurers. If you would like to receive automatically our further reports as the case develops, please click on the subsribe link on the left.
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Nilam Sharma and Nicola Blakemore take you through everything you wanted to know about FSA Investigations but were afraid to ask. This document forms the basis of one of the seminars of the FI team of Robin Simon. If you require any further information on the topics discussed or would like to attend our seminars on these topics or similar, please contact Nicola Blakemore.
Download here (Acrobat PDF file)News Flash (09 June 2003)
Edward Coulson examines the impact of the recent decision in Massey & Crew v Boulden on people claiming vehicular access to property by prescription, and a possible lifeline in the form of regulations under The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
Download here (Acrobat PDF file)News Flash - (May 2003) (30 May 2003)
This is the first edition of the Newsflash, which is intended by Robin Simon LLP to be an occasional information sheet concentrating on a single topic relevant to the Insurance world. In this issue, a review of recent developments in UK insider trading, and their impact on Financial Instutions insurance policies.
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Robin Simon LLP announces its arrival to the international insurance markets
Download here (Acrobat PDF file)Nilam Sharma at the Institute of Directors (16 May 2003)
Nilam Sharma gave a talk to the Institute of Directors in May 2003. Please click on the attached file link for a photograph of the panel.
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