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Insurers and assisted suicide

08 May 2015 | General

On 4 May 2015 the Pretoria high court found that an applicant who was terminally ill and suffering intractably with a life expectancy of a few weeks at most, and fully mentally competent, could freely and voluntarily without undue influence be assisted in the act of suicide.

Be careful what you say: Damages for misrepresentation

04 May 2015 | General

By Donald Dinnie on April 30, 2015 Posted in Insurance The driver of a security vehicle was awarded damages against his employer for injuries he sustained in a hijacking because he did not have the promised bullet proof glass windscreen.

Interpret contracts according to words, purpose and context

28 April 2015 | General

We make no apologies for repeating what we have said in previous blog posts about how contracts are interpreted. Old habits with emphasis on the words used are difficult to break.

Two storms: One or two deductibles?

20 April 2015 | General

A Louisiana court excused Lloyd’s of London and other insurers from a $7 million claim for the second of two storms, finding that the deductible of $10 million per occurrence applied.

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