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Publications

Insurance Brief - April 2012

27 April 2012

In this issue, we report on two recent decisions, the first of which was handed down by the Court of Appeal and holds that compliance with an environmental permit is not of itself a defence to a nuisance claim, whilst the second concerns the application of a tool exclusion clause.

The Key - Spring 2012

March 2012

The Key - Winter 2011

22 December 2011

Articles

Women in Insurance - United Arab Emirates

25 April 2012

Inspired by the thriving Women in Insurance (WII) networking group in Sydney, of which Kennedys' partner Rebekah Giles was secretary for many years, our Dubai office has been instrumental in founding WII UAE.

DIFC ruling 'failure to implement terms of the New York Convention'

30 March 2012

A recent decision of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court to dismiss an application for a stay of proceedings, despite the existence of a valid arbitration clause, raises serious concerns over the compatibility of the DIFC Arbitration Law with the New York Convention.

Gulf reinsurance market - a claims perspective

1 October 2011

Earlier this year, the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) launched a biannual survey aimed at enhancing transparency and raising global awareness of the GCC reinsurance marketplace. Laura Mellstrom discusses the survey’s findings and provides a perspective on claims trends, based on personal experience and anecdotal contributions from players in the region.

Cases

Enforcement of a Dispute Adjudication Board decision

28 July 2011

The recent decision of the Singapore Court of Appeal in CRW Joint Operation v PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) TBK[2011] SGCA 33 was handed down on 13 July 2011 and is the first judicial case in which the concept of an interim award to enforce a Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) decision under sub-cl 20.6 of the Federation Internationale de IngenieursConseils (FIDIC) Conditions of Contract for Construction (1st Edition, 1999) (1999 Red Book) is discussed.