Hearings
England & Wales
17 Jun 2015 [2015] EWHC 1676 (Ch); [2015] 1 WLR 4881; [2015] WLR (D) 262, Ch D (Rose J)
27 Jul 2016 [2016] EWCA Civ 773; [2017] Ch 27; [2016] 3 WLR 1595; [2016] WLR (D) 418, CA
IMI plc v Delta Ltd (formerly Delta plc)
Subject Matter
DAMAGES — Contribution — Entitlement — Main claim statute-barred unless claimant could prove concealment — Defendant claiming contribution in Part 20 proceedings — Main claim settled — Whether Part 20 defendants precluded from relying on limitation defence pleaded against claimants in main action — Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978, s 1(4) — Limitation Act 1980, s 32
[2015] EWHC 1676 (Ch); [2015] 1 WLR 4881; [2015] WLR (D) 262, Ch D
DAMAGES — Contribution — Entitlement — Collateral defence — Main claim statute-barred unless claimant able to prove concealment — Defendant claiming contribution in Part 20 proceedings — Main claim settled — Whether Part 20 defendants precluded from relying on limitation defence pleaded against claimants in main action — Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978, s 1 — Limitation Act 1980 (c 58), s 32
[2016] EWCA Civ 773; [2017] Ch 27; [2016] 3 WLR 1595; [2016] WLR (D) 418, CA
Appellate History
IMI plc v Delta Ltd (formerly Delta plc) [2015] EWHC 1676 (Ch); [2015] 1 WLR 4881; [2015] WLR (D) 262, Ch D
Decision of Rose J affirmed on different grounds
IMI plc v Delta Ltd (formerly Delta plc) [2016] EWCA Civ 773; [2017] Ch 27; [2016] 3 WLR 1595; [2016] WLR (D) 418, CA