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Insurance Company Personally Liable for Costs of Claim: The Court of Appeal held that, as the appellant insurance company had funded, controlled and directed the defence of a personal injury claim in its own interest, even where that interest did not coincide with the interest of its insured, it was appropriate to Order it to personally pay the costs of the claim pursuant to section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981. The insurance company had turned down an offer of settlement, which it later transpired would have been advantageous to accept, without even taking instructions from its insured.
