Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport

Decision date: 3 June 2014

Neutral citation: [2014] EWHC 1785 (QB)

Court: High Court (King's Bench Division)

Insurance classification confidence: high

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This case concerns a passenger injured in a road accident whose claim for damages was affected by an exclusion (clause 6(1)(e)(iii)) in the Uninsured Drivers' Agreement 1999 after the driver’s insurer avoided the policy for non-disclosure. The judge found the United Kingdom to be in breach of its Community law obligations under the relevant Directive and entered judgment for the claimant on liability, with damages to be assessed.

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