R+V Versicherung Ag v Risk Insurance and Reinsurance Solutions SA & Ors
Decision date: 29 January 2007
Neutral citation: [2007] EWHC 79 (Comm)
Court: High Court (Commercial Court)
Insurance classification confidence: high
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Short overview
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This case concerns R+V's claim against members of the Risk group for conspiracy and sums due under binders, and a subsequent application by the second and third defendants to set aside Moore-Bick J's orders against them. The material issue before Gloster J was whether she could and should set aside those orders under CPR 3.1(7) or the slip rule, or whether any such challenge must be pursued on appeal. She dismissed the second and third defendants' application, holding that variations or revocations of Moore-Bick J's orders must be sought on appeal and, even if she had power, she would not exercise it in the defendants' favour.
Ratio decidendi
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Any order varying or revoking the orders made by Moore-Bick J must be sought and obtained on an appeal to the Court of Appeal; a first-instance judge should not set aside such orders under CPR 3.1(7) in the circumstances described, and where the trial judge has refused permission to appeal and made findings of fact, it is proper to leave correction to the appellate process.
Obiter dicta
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The judge stated that, even if she had the power to set aside Moore‑Bick J's orders, she would not have exercised that power as a matter of discretion given that Moore‑Bick J had refused permission to appeal and had made clear findings of conspiracy and liability.
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