SIU YIN KWAN AND ANOTHER v. EASTERN INSURANCE CO. LTD.

[1994] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 616

THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEEOF THEPRIVY COUNCIL

Before Lord Templeman, Lord Mustill, Lord Woolf, Lord Lloyd of Berwick and Sir Thomas Eichelbaum

Insurance (Workmen’s Compensation) - Third Party liability - Vessel hit by typhoon - Employees lost their lives - Personal representatives claimed compensation - Employers wound up by order of Court - Whether representatives could claim against employers’ insurers - Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Ordinance, s. 2(1) - Life Assurance Act 1774, s. 2