Procedure if respondent is insurer
273 Procedure if respondent is insurer
This section applies if—
a claimant brings a court proceeding based on a motor accident claim; and
the respondent is an insured person or an insurer.
If the motor accident claim lies against 2 or more insurers, all insurers become defendants to the proceeding, but the respondents’ claim manager continues to represent all insurers in the proceeding unless the court gives leave allowing 1 or more of the insurers to be separately represented.
If a motor accident claim lies against 2 or more insurers, and a legal document related to a proceeding based on the motor accident claim is given to the respondents’ claim manager, all insurers are taken to have been given the legal document.
If a legal document related to a proceeding based on a motor accident claim is given to the insurer, the insured person is also taken to have been given the legal document.
In this section:
respondents’ claim manager—see the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, section 56.
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