Insurance Medical Reporting Ltd & Anor v Your Lawyers Ltd [2018] EWHC 1632 (Ch) (03 July 2018)

Insurance Medical Reporting Ltd & Anor v Your Lawyers Ltd [2018] EWHC 1632 (Ch) (03 July 2018)

The issues of whether the defendant is obliged to provide the information sought, whether the requests were reasonable and proportionate, and whether the defendant is in breach of its obligations require factual investigation and are not suitable for summary determination. The claimants are not entitled to summary...

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Citation
[2018] EWHC 1632 (Ch)
Parties
Claimant: Insurance Medical Reporting Limited; Claimant: Capita Medical Limited; Defendant: Your Lawyers Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
03 July 2018
Procedural Posture
Commercial Contract Dispute / Application for Summary Judgment
Outcome
Summary judgment refused
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Interpretation of Contractual Terms, Implied Terms, Obligation to Provide Information, Reasonable Endeavours
Contract Law Commercial Law Summary Judgment Interpretation of Contractual Terms Implied Terms Obligation to Provide Information Reasonable Endeavours

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Parties

Insurance Medical Reporting Limited

Claimant

Capita Medical Limited

Claimant

Your Lawyers Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Contract Dispute / Application for Summary Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant is contractually obliged to provide information regarding outstanding invoices under the supply terms or an implied term
  2. 2 Whether the claimants are entitled to summary judgment for an account or information
  3. 3 Whether the requests for information by the claimants were reasonable and proportionate

Ratio Decidendi

The issues of whether the defendant is obliged to provide the information sought, whether the requests were reasonable and proportionate, and whether the defendant is in breach of its obligations require factual investigation and are not suitable for summary determination. The claimants are not entitled to summary judgment on the basis of either the express contractual terms or the implied term.

Court Disposition

Summary judgment refused