Great North Eastern Railway Ltd v Avon Insurance Plc: CA 24 May 2001

It was argued that a particular exception clause should be disregarded altogether because it would deprive the insured of the benefit of one particular head of cover.
Held: The repugnancy doctrine only entitles the court to disregard an exception clause if the contract as a whole would otherwise be virtually reduced to a declaration of intent

Judges:

Lord Justice Chadwick, Lord Justice Longmore, Sir Philip Otton

Citations:

[2001] EWCA Civ 780, [2001] 1 Lloyds Rep 793

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedBlackburn Rovers Football and Athletic Club Plc v Avon Insurance Plc, Eagle Star Insurance Company Ltd, AGF Insurance Ltd IC Insurance Ltd ComC 15-Nov-2004
The claimant football club insured its players through the defendants. A footballer injured himself in training and his career was finished. The insurers rejected the claim, and relied upon exception clauses, saying that the true cause was a . .
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Updated: 01 June 2022; Ref: scu.160041