Daniel James Colley v Motor Insurers' Bureau
Decision date: 22 March 2022
Neutral citation: [2022] EWCA Civ 360
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
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Short overview
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This appeal concerned whether the Motor Insurers' Bureau's (MIB) obligation under Article 3 of Directive 2009/103/EC extends to a vehicle for which an insurance policy existed at the time of the accident but was later avoided ab initio. The Court of Appeal upheld Freedman J's conclusion that the Article 3 insurance obligation does cover such cases, that the MIB is liable to compensate the victim, and the appeal was dismissed.
Ratio decidendi
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The Article 3 insurance obligation extends to situations where an insurance policy was in existence at the time of the incident but was subsequently avoided ab initio, and the compensation body (the MIB) must compensate the victim under that obligation.
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