UK judge throws out Brillante Virtuoso claim

The UK High Court has struck out a claim brought against 10
Lloyd's insurers by a Greek ship-owner in a dispute over the
loss of the Brillante Virtuoso in 2011.
In a judgment handed down today (10 May) Mr Justice Flaux said
the story given by ship-owner Marios Iliopoulos was a
"complete fabrication" and that he had deliberately
misled the court.
Flaux said that during the cross examination Iliopoulos was an
"extremely unsatisfactory" witness.
"He was evasive and non-responsive and,...