[2000] 2 All ER (Comm) 609; [1999] 2 All ER (Comm) 1002

Alistair Schaff QC and Adam Fenton – Shipping – General average – Contribution by cargo owners – Bigham clause – Underwriters insuring claimants’ vessel for its proportion of general average – Vessel suffering damage during voyage and claimants making non-separation agreement with cargo owners – Agreement including Bigham clause capping cargo owners’ contribution – Whether underwriters liable to claimants for general average in excess of Bigham cap.