GPS Inc v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad

GPS Inc. v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad is a 2011 decision of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on marine insurance and the law of carriage of goods by sea. The case addresses issues of "causa proxima" and the extent of any alleged "warranty of seaworthiness of cargo". In summary, the Lords held that the loss was fortuitous, that the causa proxima was not "Inherent Vice", but that the true proximate cause was a "Peril of the Sea". Accordingly, the insurers were liable to indemnify the assured for their loss.

GPS Inc v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad

GPS Inc. v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad is a 2011 decision of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on marine insurance and the law of carriage of goods by sea. The case addresses issues of "causa proxima" and the extent of any alleged "warranty of seaworthiness of cargo". In summary, the Lords held that the loss was fortuitous, that the causa proxima was not "Inherent Vice", but that the true proximate cause was a "Peril of the Sea". Accordingly, the insurers were liable to indemnify the assured for their loss.