Commercial Court upholds ‘actionable fault’ defence in general average cases
The ‘actionable fault’ defence under Rule D of the York Antwerp Rules is available to issuers of general average guarantees in the AAA/ILU Form format, the Commercial Court has ruled
‘Nothing is payable under the GA guarantees issued by [insurers] if the loss was caused by the owner's actionable default or until that issue has been resolved,’ rules His Honour Judge Henry Pelling