Miley v Friends Life Ltd
Decision date: 27 June 2017
Neutral citation: [2017] EWHC 1583 (QB)
Court: High Court (King's Bench Division)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: high
Short overview
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This case concerns whether the claimant is entitled to income-protection payments for alleged moderate to severe chronic fatigue syndrome and whether the insurer can avoid the policy because the claimant allegedly understated other income on financial review forms. The defendant also applied for the trial judge to recuse himself for apparent bias based on his email and other conduct. The judge considered the recusal application and refused it, concluding the application failed.
Ratio decidendi
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