§ Sir A. Wilsonasked the Attorney-General whether his attention has been called to the judgment of the Court of Appeal in the case of Smith versus Pearl Assurance Company, Limited, on 12th January, 1939, and in particular to the views expressed by Mr. Justice Clauson as to the need for amending the third parties rights against the Insurers Act, 1930, so as to free persons who had the advantage of the poor persons rules from the position of being driven into arbitration; and what action he contemplates taking to prevent a recurrence of the injustice suffered by poor persons in this and similar cases?
§ The Attorney-GeneralI understand from my Noble Friend the Lord Chancellor that his attention has been called to the case mentioned by the hon. Member, and that he is in consultation with the Minister of Transport with a view to seeing what steps can be taken to deal with the situation disclosed in the judgment.