Pope v Energem Mining (IOM) Ltd & Anor
Decision date: 5 September 2011
Neutral citation: [2011] EWCA Civ 1043
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
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This case arises from Mrs Pope’s claim as personal representative of her son, Jason Pope, who disappeared after a rebel attack; she sued his employer Energem for payment under an employment clause requiring life insurance. The material issue involved competing payments from a Norwich Union policy and Energem’s liability under the contract, and the Court of Appeal amended the trial judge’s order to deduct the Norwich Union payment, leaving Mrs Pope a net award of £121,233.83. Other wider and procedural applications by Mrs Pope were refused.
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