Boreham v Burton
Decision date: 20 March 2012
Neutral citation: Neutral citation not available
Court: Court not available
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: high
Short overview
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The judgment concerns approval of settlement terms for protected claimant Sam Boreham, including a periodical payment order and the security of its continuity. The judge considered whether the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and relevant FSA/Comp rules covered the defendant's insurer despite the liability arising in 1998, was satisfied that continuity of payments is reasonably secure, formally approved the settlement, and ordered an interim payment on account of costs of £75,000.
Ratio decidendi
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The court accepted that, on the material presented, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the FSA Compensation Rules operate to cover an insurer and secure continuity of periodical payments even where the underlying liability pre-dated establishment of the scheme; on that basis the settlement could be approved.
Obiter dicta
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The judge observed as a fallback that the relevant statutory instrument imposes a duty on the Authority (FSA) to make the scheme and that this duty is enforceable; this was treated as an additional reason for being satisfied about continuity of payments.
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