Post Office v Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Ltd
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | THE MASTER of THE ROLLS,LORD JUSTICE HARMAN,LORD JUSTICE SALMON,THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS |
| Judgment Date | 18 January 1967 |
| Judgment citation (vLex) | [1967] EWCA Civ J0118-2 |
| Date | 18 January 1967 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |
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Burns v Shuttlehurst Ltd
...is that until his claim is quantified the plaintiff has no cause of action against the General Accident. This was established in Post Office v Norwich Union [1967] 2 QB 363. After citing section 1 of the 1930 Act, Lord Denning MR at p373E said: "Under that section the injured person steps i......
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King v Brandywine Reinsurance Company
...of recovery. The reference to "liability" in clause 2(e) must be to liability in the sense in which the word is used in Post Office v Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society [1967] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 216; Bradley v Eagle Star Insurance Co.Ltd [1989] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 465, i.e. a liability to a thir......
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Matadeen v Caribbean Insurance Company Ltd
...contractual rights, warts and all. In neither case would the statutory assignee acquire a new cause of action. 39 In Post Office v Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Ltd [1967] 2 QB 363 Lord Denning MR said, at p 374:- "Under [ section 1 of the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act......
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4 firm's commentaries
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An Improved Law for a New Century - Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers)
...for insurers who will face more third party claims, increased costs and litigation. 1 Post Office v Norwich Union Fire and Insurance (1967) 2 QB 363 2 Bradley v Eagle Star Insurance Co Limited (1987) AC 957 3 Woolwich Building Society v Taylor (1985) 1 BCLC 132 4 Tarbuck v Avon Insurance (2......
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Arbitration Time Limits and the Third Party (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930
...of notice of refusal of cover by Quinn. Although no evidence was submitted in this regard at the hearing. Post Office v Norwich Union [1967] 2 QB 363 The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific...
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Litigating Against Insolvent Insureds In The Cayman Islands: Whose Money Is It Anyway?
...1. Referred to in Bennion at Section 16.3 in the text at note 3. 2. Post Office v Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Limited [1967] 2 Q.B. 363. 3. For an illuminating discussion of the history of the Vehicle Insurance (Third Party Risks) Act (2012 Revision), particularly as it relates to ......
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Litigating Against Insolvent Insureds In The Cayman Islands: Whose Money Is It Anyway?
...1. Referred to in Bennion at Section 16.3 in the text at note 3. 2. Post Office v Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Limited [1967] 2 Q.B. 363. 3. For an illuminating discussion of the history of the Vehicle Insurance (Third Party Risks) Act (2012 Revision), particularly as it relates to ......
4 books & journal articles
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Insurance
...of an indemnity under a policy of insurance, it will perforce be diicult for the 87 Post Oice v Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Ltd [1967] 2 QB 363 at 373, per Lord Denning MR; Bradley v Eagle Star Insurance Co Ltd [1989] AC 957 at 966, per Lord Brandon; Horbury Building Systems Ltd v ......
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Insurance Law
...may not have been strictly nece ssary to decide 187 Para 15.188 Para 16.189 National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998.190 [1967] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 216.© Juta and Company (Pty) YEARBOOK OF SOUTH AFRICAN LAW750https://doi.org/10.47348/YSAL/v1/i1a14whether the Post Office r ule was too na......
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Analyses: Legal Protection Insurance in the Context of Liability Insurance: Possible Solutions in English Law?
...by a court, by arbitration, or by agreementbetween the insured and the third party (see Post Office v Norwich Union FireIns Sy Ltd [1967] 2 QB 363 at 373 which was later confirmed by Bradley vEagle Star Ins Co Ltd [1989] AC 957 at 966). As a general rule legal liabilityis established later......
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Insurance Law
...such circumstances, additional protection is required for the third party. In Post Office v Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Ltd[1967] 2 QB 363, Lord Denning MR explained the need for statutory provisions to transfer and vest the insured”s rights against his insurer in the third party i......