Churchill Insurance Company Ltd v Wilkinson & Ors
Decision date: 19 May 2010
Neutral citation: [2010] EWCA Civ 556
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
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This is a conjoined appeal about whether, under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and in light of Community law, insurers who are required to compensate passengers injured by an uninsured negligent driver may reclaim that compensation from the injured passenger who was himself insured and had permitted the uninsured driver to use the vehicle. Two judges below reached opposite answers: His Honour Judge Godfrey answered for the insurers and denied Tracy Evans compensation from Equity, while Blair J answered against the insurers and gave judgment for Benjamin Wilkinson; the Court of Appeal was asked to decide which view was correct and whether a reference to the Court of Justice was required.
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