Where a main contractor had agreed through its insurers levels of compensation to be paid to workers affected by asbestosis, and sought to recover those damages from a sub-contractor, justice could only be served if the compensation agreement was disclosed to the defendant. If not then the defendant would be needlessly in the dark when considering a payment in. The judge need not however know of the terms of the agreement until an appropriate point in the trial.
Citations:
Times 18-Jul-2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice, Damages
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.80886