“…in the reinsurance contract. But he held that he was constrained to hold otherwise by the decision of this court in David Taylor & Son Ltd v Barnett Trading Co [1953] 1 WLR 562.…”
“…of separability could not apply when the alleged ground of invalidity of the contract the decision of this court in David Taylor & Son Ltd v Barnett Trading Co [1953] 1 WLR 562 compelled him to hold that the separability principle does not extend to initial illegality. ……”
“…sions of Steyn J on all aspects of his judgment, save for his final conclusion that he was bound by the decision in David Taylor & Son Ltd v Barnett Trading Co [1953] 1 WLR 562 to hold as he did. I would hold that this court can properly distinguish the decision in the Taylor case, and I would therefore allow this appeal.”…”