Brillante Virtuoso – an extraordinary attempt at maritime insurance fraudThe High Court has today handed down its highly-anticipated judgment in the case of the Brillante Virtuoso – an extraordinary attempt at maritime insurance fraud.
The alleged attack on the Brillante Virtuoso – some 10-12 miles off Aden on the night of 5-6 July 2011 – was no pirate attack. The original account was that in an attack by Somali pirates, the vessel had been hit by RPG and caught fire. War risks underwriters were...