ECJ CASES/IMF HUNGARY

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE IRISH and Swedish governments are being targeted for legal action over alleged insurance legislation infringements in European Commission's regular summer round of litigation. It is formally threatening Ireland with a referral to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over national rules preventing the payment of any compensation, whatever the circumstances, from the Irish Insurance Bureau to drivers in an accident where all vehicles involved are uninsured. Said a Commission note: "This means that payment of compensation will be automatically ...


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