HARCOURT V FEF GRIFFIN [2007] EWHC 1500 (QB),

Queen’s Bench Division, Mr Justice Irwin, 27 June 2007

In 2004 the claimant suffered severe spinal injuries in the defendants’ gymnasium. Liability was ultimately admitted, with damages to be assessed at 75% of the claim. It was estimated by the claimant that damages could be as high as £8 million. The claimant submitted a request under CPR 18.1 for details of the maximum sum payable under the defendants’ liability insurance cover. Irwin J held that the provision was sufficiently broad to cover information of the type sought even though the insurance was not in itself the subject of the dispute.