THE BEDFORD INSURANCE CO. LTD. v. INSTITUTIO DE RESSAGUROS DO BRASIL AND OTHERS
[1984] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 210
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)
Before Mr. Justice Parker
Reinsurance - Illegality - Ratification - Whether original contracts made without plaintiffs' ostensible authority - Whether contracts validly ratified - Whether plaintiffs had insurable interest on which to recover reinsurance - Whether contracts illegal by virtue of Insurance Companies Act, 1974 and 1981.