The UK high court has ordered Russian insurer Ingosstrakh to pay costs in a legal battle over the loss of a cargoship.

Law firm Clyde & Co, which acted for owner Deleclass Shipping, said of the case: "On occasion, parties engaged in court proceedings will consider procedural tactics with the ultimate intention of exerting such pressure on their adversaries that their weakened position, or even inability to pursue the proceedings, will work to their advantage."