Claire Stephenson v Paymaster (1836) Ltd (t/a Equitini)
The statutory exception for recoverability of ATE premiums applies only to genuine claims for misuse of private information with a real prospect of success. The claim here was spurious as the facts did not amount to misuse of private information, so the ATE premium is not recoverable.
- Parties
- Claimant/receiving Party: Mrs Claire Stephenson; Defendant/paying Party: Paymaster (1836) Ltd (T/A Equitini)
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 06 March 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Costs Assessment / Judgment on Recoverability of ATE Premium
- Outcome
- ATE premium not recoverable
- Legal Topics
- After the Event (ate) Insurance, Misuse of Private Information (mpi), Data Protection Act, Costs Recovery, Statutory Interpretation
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Parties
Mrs Claire Stephenson
Claimant/receiving Party
Paymaster (1836) Ltd (T/A Equitini)
Defendant/paying Party
Procedural Posture
Costs Assessment / Judgment on Recoverability of ATE Premium
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a spurious claim for misuse of private information (MPI) engages the statutory exception for recoverability of ATE premiums
- 2 Whether the MPI claim in this case was genuine or spurious
Ratio Decidendi
The statutory exception for recoverability of ATE premiums applies only to genuine claims for misuse of private information with a real prospect of success. The claim here was spurious as the facts did not amount to misuse of private information, so the ATE premium is not recoverable.
Court Disposition
ATE premium not recoverable
Orders
- ATE premium claimed by the Claimant is not recoverable in principle
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