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Insurers Unsympathetic to Widow

Insurers Unsympathetic to Widow

In life there are conflicts and disputes between individuals. Some of those can be resolved quite quickly, with an apology; others remain unresolved and cause good relationships to deteriorate for all time. Unfortunately, it is the same in litigation.

This was well illustrated in the case of Evans v Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and Charles Wilson Engineers Limited [2011] EWHC 2096 (QB). The facts of the accident and subsequent fatality of Mr Evans can be summarised from the trial judge’s judgment on liability.

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