Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport
Decision date: 3 June 2014
Neutral citation: Neutral citation not available
Court: Court not available
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
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This case concerns a passenger injured in a road traffic accident when the insured driver, later found to have had cannabis in the vehicle, had his insurer avoid the policy for non-disclosure. The material issue addressed was whether clause 6(1)(e)(iii) of the Uninsured Drivers' Agreement 1999 was compatible with Article 1(4) of Directive 84/5 and whether the Secretary of State breached Community law by agreeing that exclusion. The judge found the United Kingdom in breach of its obligations and entered judgment for the claimant on liability, with damages to be assessed.
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