Insolvent insureds: better rights for claimants to pursue insurers directly are on the way

The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 received Royal Assent on 25 March 2010. The Act modernises the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930 by streamlining the procedure by which a third party claimant can recover compensation from the insurer of a defendant.

Filed under:
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, RPC, Bankruptcy, Costs in English law, Legal personality, Debt, Liquidation, Unsecured creditor, Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Court of Appeal of England & Wales
Authors:
Jeremy Hewitt , Gavin Reese , Alan Stone
Location:
United Kingdom
Firm:
RPC