Gunn & Ors v Diaz & Ors

Gunn & Ors v Diaz & Ors

Permission to serve INS out of jurisdiction must be set aside because no valid anchor defendant existed under the correct interpretation of the rules, non-disclosure was material and culpable, and England is not the appropriate forum for the dispute.

Parties
Claimant: Lyndsey Caroline Gunn (by litigation friend Lesley Barbara Gunn); Claimant: Robert Henry Gunn; Claimant: Lesley Barbara Gunn; Claimant: Catherine Elizabeth Gunn; Claimant: AXA PPP Healthcare Limited; Claimant: ACE European Group Limited; Defendant: Gerardo Diaz; Defendant: Benjamin Eleazar Cornieles Guevara; Defendant: Max Gustavo Cruz Grana; Defendant: Motores Costa Rico Puntocom S.A. (trading as Sixt Costa Rica); Defendant: Citi Leasing Costa Rica S.A.; Defendant: Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
03 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Application / Ruling on Application to Set Aside Service and Jurisdiction
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Jurisdiction, Service Out of Jurisdiction, Necessary or Proper Party Gateway, Non Disclosure, Subrogation, Default Judgment
Civil Procedure Private International Law Insurance Law Jurisdiction Service Out of Jurisdiction Necessary or Proper Party Gateway Non Disclosure Subrogation +1 more

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Parties

Lyndsey Caroline Gunn (by litigation friend Lesley Barbara Gunn)

Claimant

Robert Henry Gunn

Claimant

Lesley Barbara Gunn

Claimant

Catherine Elizabeth Gunn

Claimant

AXA PPP Healthcare Limited

Claimant

ACE European Group Limited

Claimant

Gerardo Diaz

Defendant

Benjamin Eleazar Cornieles Guevara

Defendant

Max Gustavo Cruz Grana

Defendant

Motores Costa Rico Puntocom S.A. (trading as Sixt Costa Rica)

Defendant

Citi Leasing Costa Rica S.A.

Defendant

Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application / Ruling on Application to Set Aside Service and Jurisdiction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether service of claim form and particulars of claim on INS out of jurisdiction should be set aside
  2. 2 Whether English court has jurisdiction over INS
  3. 3 Whether claimants can rely on 'necessary or proper party' gateway under PD 6B para 3.1(3)

Ratio Decidendi

Permission to serve INS out of jurisdiction must be set aside because no valid anchor defendant existed under the correct interpretation of the rules, non-disclosure was material and culpable, and England is not the appropriate forum for the dispute.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Order for service of claim form and particulars of claim on INS out of jurisdiction set aside
  • Declaratory relief granted that English court has no jurisdiction over INS