High Court reportersThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a further appeal in a dispute between two insurers over which must provide an indemnity for devastating injuries caused to a bin company worker. The High Court found that Zurich Insurance was liable, under a motor policy, for the injuries sustained when a wheelie bin containing glass bottles fell onto the employee as he was loading it onto a collection lorry. The appeal court overturned this, holding instead that RSA Insurance Ireland, as the employer liability insurer, should answer the claim. Accordingly, that court held, it was not a liability that was required to be insured under the Road Traffic Acts. A date has not yet been set for the Supreme Court appeal.

Source: The Herald May 23, 2023 18:44 UTC