Wildgust v Norwich Union

The Irish Supreme Court has recently issued its decision in the case of Wildgust v Norwich Union.

The question for the court was whether a misleading answer given to Hill Samuel, who had an interest in a life policy, which answer did not mislead the plaintiff policyholder, could nevertheless found a claim in negligence against the insurance company.

The Supreme Court , reversing the High Court, said that it could. I will have more to say about this case in the course of the next few weeks, I suspect. Read the decision at

http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IESC/2006/S19.html