West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd & Anor v Total UK Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 1296 (Comm) (09 June 2008)
The court has no jurisdiction to order disclosure of a party's insurance arrangements under CPR Part 18 or otherwise, as such information is not relevant to any matter in dispute or to apportionment, and established law and practice preclude such disclosure except in statutory exceptions.
- Citation
- [2008] EWHC 1296 (Comm)
- Parties
- Claimant: West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd; Claimant: United Kingdom Oil Pipelines Ltd; Defendant/applicant: Total UK Ltd; Defendant/applicant: Total Downstream UK PLC; Defendant/applicant: Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd; Third Party/respondent: TAV Engineering Ltd; Fourth Party: Motherwell Control Systems 2003 Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 09 June 2008
- Procedural Posture
- Commercial Court Application / Interlocutory Application for Disclosure
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Disclosure of Insurance Information, Civil Liability (contribution) Act 1978, CPR Part 18, Relevance of Insurance to Apportionment, Case Management Disclosure
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Parties
West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd
Claimant
United Kingdom Oil Pipelines Ltd
Claimant
Total UK Ltd
Defendant/applicant
Total Downstream UK PLC
Defendant/applicant
Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd
Defendant/applicant
TAV Engineering Ltd
Third Party/respondent
Motherwell Control Systems 2003 Ltd
Fourth Party
Procedural Posture
Commercial Court Application / Interlocutory Application for Disclosure
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the court has jurisdiction to order disclosure of a party's insurance arrangements under CPR Part 18 or otherwise
- 2 Whether insurance information is relevant to issues of apportionment or case management
Ratio Decidendi
The court has no jurisdiction to order disclosure of a party's insurance arrangements under CPR Part 18 or otherwise, as such information is not relevant to any matter in dispute or to apportionment, and established law and practice preclude such disclosure except in statutory exceptions.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- No order for disclosure of TAV's insurance arrangements
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