The High Court has rejected a motorist's bid to be involved in a hearing on the mental capacity of the victim of an accident he allegedly caused.
The issue, described as novel and important by the judge, centres on letting the motorist's insurers do two things at the hearing: Add evidence gathered by hired private investigators, who had carried out surveillance; and raise issues on the extent of the victim's mental capacity.
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