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XYZ v Travelers Insurance Co Ltd [2019] UKSC 48
Significance: s.51 non-party costs orders against insurers Held: a non-party costs order could be made against a liability insurer under the Senior Courts Act 1981 s.51 on the basis that the insurer had become the real defendant to a claim that fell within the cover...
West v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 1220
Significance: New guidance on proportionality Facts: The CA were considering ATE premiums in clinical negligence claims and as an aside "clarified" the CA's position on proportionality at detailed assessment. Held: The procedure on detailed assessment was:- (a) Stage...
New discount rate of -0.25% from 15.7.19
On 15 July 2019, the Lord Chancellor announced that the new Personal Injury Discount Rate will be set at minus 0.25%, following a consultation process and as set out within the Civil Liability Act 2018 -...
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
Significance: r.6(2) sees the end of s.152 declarations - the regulations apply to any declarations obtained after 1.11.19 (r.8). Consequently, RTA 1988 s.152(2) still applies in its pre-amended form to declarations sought and obtained before 1.11.19
MIB v Lewis [2019] EWCA Civ 909
Significance: MIB responsible for government failure to institute a full compulsory RTA insurance Facts: C was walking on private land. The farmer who owned the land assumed that C was up to no good and decided to chase him in his 4x4. He drove along a public...
Colley v Shuker [2019] EWHC 781
Significance: one of the last s.152 declarations cases prior to the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 Facts: s.152 declarations & seeking to set aside Held: the application to set aside a s.152(2) declaration was...