XYZ v Various (Including Transform Medical Group (CS) Ltd and Spire Healthcare Limited) & Ors [2014] EWHC 4056 (QB) (03 December 2014)

XYZ v Various (Including Transform Medical Group (CS) Ltd and Spire Healthcare Limited) & Ors [2014] EWHC 4056 (QB) (03 December 2014)

There is no sufficient connection between the issue of Amlin's insurance cover and the matters in dispute in the proceedings to justify joinder under CPR 19.2 or 20.7. The application is an attempt to establish in advance the extent of another insurer's liability, which is not permitted by the rules or case...

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Citation
[2014] EWHC 4056 (QB)
Parties
Claimant: XYZ; Defendant: Transform Medical Group (CS) Limited; Defendant: Spire Healthcare Limited; Third Party: Clover Leaf Products Limited; Fourth Party: Travelers Insurance Company Limited; Fifth Party: Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC; Sixth Party: Amlin Insurance (UK) Limited (Amlin Corporate Members Limited)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
03 December 2014
Procedural Posture
Group Litigation Order (glo) Civil / Interlocutory Application to Join Insurer as Party and for Declaratory Relief
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Joinder of Parties, Declaratory Relief, Scope of Insurance Cover, Case Management, Third Parties (rights Against Insurers) Act 1930
Civil Procedure Insurance Law Product Liability Joinder of Parties Declaratory Relief Scope of Insurance Cover Case Management Third Parties (rights Against Insurers) Act 1930

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Parties

XYZ

Claimant

Transform Medical Group (CS) Limited

Defendant

Spire Healthcare Limited

Defendant

Clover Leaf Products Limited

Third Party

Travelers Insurance Company Limited

Fourth Party

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC

Fifth Party

Amlin Insurance (UK) Limited (Amlin Corporate Members Limited)

Sixth Party

Procedural Posture

Group Litigation Order (glo) Civil / Interlocutory Application to Join Insurer as Party and for Declaratory Relief

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Amlin should be joined as a party under CPR 19.2 or 20.7 for a declaration regarding insurance cover
  2. 2 Whether the issue of Amlin's insurance cover is sufficiently connected to the matters in dispute to justify joinder
  3. 3 Whether general case management powers under CPR 3.1(2)(m) permit such joinder

Ratio Decidendi

There is no sufficient connection between the issue of Amlin's insurance cover and the matters in dispute in the proceedings to justify joinder under CPR 19.2 or 20.7. The application is an attempt to establish in advance the extent of another insurer's liability, which is not permitted by the rules or case management powers.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Application to join Amlin Insurance (UK) Limited as a party is refused
  • Application for declaratory relief against Amlin is refused