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1 Details Related to Awards ARBITRAGG NUMRU ARB M1804/2009 DATA TAD-DECIZJONI 14/07/2012 ARBITRU Buttigieg Joseph M. RIKORRENT INTIMAT Atlas Insurance PPC Limited et vs. Kurt Galea Pace & Middlesea Insurance plc VETTURI LCB 159; KBD 429 RAPPREZENTANT RIKORRENT RAPPREZENTANT INTIMAT Zammit McKeon Alessia Bianchi Louis POST TAL-INCIDENT Attard KLIEM EWLIENI Responsabilita` għall-incident taż-żewġ sewwieqa Speed Eċċessiv Sewqan imprudenti Verżjoni konfliggenti Arb Nru M1804/2009 Atlas Insurance PCC Ltd et v Kurt Galea Pace et 1

2 AWARD FL-ARBITRAGG NUMRU M1804/2009 Bejn: Atlas Insurance PPC Limited (C5601) as subrogated in the rights of its insured Demajo Group of Companies vs Kurt Galea Pace (ID (M)) u Middlesea Insurance plc Moghti illum, 14 ta' GUNJU 2012, fic-centru Malti tal-arbitragg, 33 South Street Valletta, mill-arbitru Dr Joseph M. Buttigieg, ta' Buttigieg & Associates, 66 Flat 3, Old Theatre, Street, Valletta. PRELIMINARI 1. Permezz ta dan l-arbitragg is-socjetà rikorrenti qed titlob: To declare respondent Kurt Galea Pace solely responsible for the motor accident which occurred in Triq il-belt Valletta, Attard on the 29 th January 2007, and for all resultant and consequential damages sustained by claimants. To liquidate claimant s damages in the total amount of Eur 4, Arb Nru M1804/2009 Atlas Insurance PCC Ltd et v Kurt Galea Pace et 2

3 (ii) To order and condemn respondent to pay claimant in solidum the sum of Eur 4, by way of damages. (iii) To order and condemn respondents to pay in solidum all costs [expenses and fees] relating to this arbitration together with the costs of a legal letter dated 2 nd May 2007, the costs of a judicial letter filed against respondent Kurt Galea Pace in the Court of Magistrates (Malta) on the 15 th October 2007 and also served on respondent Middlesea Insurance plc [Bonnici Insurance Agency Limited]. (iv) To order and condemn respondents to pay in solidum legal interest on the quantum of damages claimed with effect from the 15 th October 2007 until final payment. 2. Illi fir-risposta taghhom l-intimati qallu: Cahda ta responsabbiltà ghall-incident tat-traffiku in ezami; (ii) Id-danni mitluba huma ezagerati ghal kollox 3. Illi l-arbitru sottofirmat zamm 10 seduti li fihom xehdu Alexander Seychell, WPS 61 Maria Cuschieri u Kurt Galea Pace u Arb Nru M1804/2009 Atlas Insurance PCC Ltd et v Kurt Galea Pace et 3

4 fihom gew prezentanti s-segwenti Dokumenti: Dok R1 sa R14 ritratti Dok LB1 sa LB12 ritratti Dok MC1 sa MC2 kopja tal-police road accident u l- isketch tal-habta KONSIDERAZZJONIJIET 4. L-Arbitru ra l-atti kollha tal-arbitragg. 5. Ikkonsidra: (a) Illi l-incident in ezami sehh fid-29 ta Jannar 2007 ghal haba tal a.m., fi Triq il-belt Valletta, Attard bejn vetturi LCB-159 misjuqa mill-intimat u vettura KBD- 429 misjuqa minn Alexander Seychell. (b) Illi Alexander Seychell sostna illi l-incident gara qrib ilcrown of the road, però kemm xejn fuq in-naha tieghu tat-triq, mentri l-intimat xehed illi hu kien isuq f nofs ilkarreggjata tieghu, u l-incident sehh f dik ilkarreggjata. Kull wiehed mis-sewwieqa jghid illi l- iehor invada l-karreggjata tieghu u b hekk sehh l- incident. Arb Nru M1804/2009 Atlas Insurance PCC Ltd et v Kurt Galea Pace et 4

5 (c) Illi ma kien hemm ebda xhud okulari iehor ghallincident, u ghalhekk l-eventwali decizjoni dwar responsabiltà ghall-incident tiddependi fuq liema hi l- aktar verzjoni probabbli dwar kif u fejn sehh l-incident in meritu. 6. Ikkonsidra: (a) Illi d-dikjarazzjonijiet illi ghamlu s-sewwieqa lis-surgent li nvestiga l-incident fuq il-post ma jatu ebda ghajnuna rilevanti ghas-soluzzjoni tal-kaz. (b) Konsegwentement iridu jigu ezaminati l-fatti cirkostanzjali disponibbli biex jigi stabilit il-verzjoni ta liema sewwieq hi l-aktar verosimili. (c) Illi mill-isketch Dok MC2 u r-ritratti esibiti irrizulta: il-habta grat qrib hafna tal-crown of the road, però mill-fatti cirkostanzjali ma jistax jigi stabilit sodisfacentement jekk grat preciz fin-nofs tattriq jew inkella fuq naha jew ohra tat-triq. (ii) Illi n-number plate tal-vettura KBD-429 instab f nofs il-karreggjata mnejn kienet gejja l-istess vettura. (iii) Illi bl-impatt il-vettura KBD-429 giet mkaxkra lura ghal madwar 3 jew 4 metri, mdawwra fuq l-axis taghha, u mtella l-bankina gholja madwar Arb Nru M1804/2009 Atlas Insurance PCC Ltd et v Kurt Galea Pace et 5

6 sitt pulzjeri - kif jidher fl-isketch u fir-ritratti esibiti. (iv) Illi l-vettura LCB-159 sofriet ukoll hsara konsiderevoli, u wara l-impatt baqghet niezla xi 3 jew 4 metri fit-triq, spiccat kif jidher fl-isketch u fir-ritratti esibiti. Skond l-intimat l-istess vettura nfethulha l- airbags kollha. L-intimat jghid li kien niezel b xi 40 jew 50 kilometru fis-siegha. (v) Illi bl-impatt grat hsara fir-rota tal-lemin ta quddiem taz-zewg vetturi. Wara l-impatt blistess velocità li kienet gejja bih il-vettura talintimat, iz-zewg vetturi baqghu jitkaxkru l isfel xi 3/4 metri meta daru fuq l-axis taghhom, u spiccaw kif jidher fl-isketch u fir-ritratti esibiti (vi) Dan juri l-velocità qawwija li kienet gejja biha l- vettura tal-intimat. Minkejja l-impatt malkarrozza l-ohra, minkejja l-hsara fir-rota sofferta miz-zewg vetturi li zgur irrendiet ilmoviment taghhom aktar difficli, il-vettura talintimat mhux biss ma waqfitx mal-impatt, izda baqghet timbotta l-karrozza l-ohra isfel fit-triq, dawritha, u tellghatha l-bankina. 7. Kunsidrati dawn il-provi cirkostanzjali kollha l-arbitru sottofirmat jidhirlu illi l-verzjoni tas-sewwieq Alexander Arb Nru M1804/2009 Atlas Insurance PCC Ltd et v Kurt Galea Pace et 6

7 Seychell in kwantu tghid illi l-incident gara qrib hafna talcrown of the road, hi aktar verosimili mill-verzjoni tal-fatti tassewwieq l-iehor. 8. Ghal dawn il-motivi l-arbitru jikkonkludi illi l-impatt gara on the crown of the road, u konsegwentement ir-responsabilità ghall-istess trid tigi ripartita bejn iz-zewg sewwieqa. Difatti kull wiehed minnhom kellu d-dover illi fic-cirkostanzi li kien isuq fihom juza kawtela aktar minn normal, isuq bi prudenza u jzomm l-aktar il-gewwa possibbli fil-karreggjata tieghu. 9. Meta kull wiehed mis-sewwieqa ghazel li jsuq il-vettura tieghu qrib izzejjed tal-crown of the road kien qed jesponi ruhu ghall-perikolu li facilment tinholoq sitwazzjoni li setghet twassal ghal incident. 10. Ikkunsidra illi mill-provi cirkostanzjali dwar id-dinamika talincident, u partikolarment mill-hsarat estensivi li sofrew izzewg vetturi wara li baqghu jitkaxkru flimkien, kif fuq indikat, jirrizulta sodisfacentement li l-intimat kien qed isuq b velocità li kienet wisq qawwija ghal dik il-lokalità, tenut kont anke taccirkostanzi li fihom kien qed isuq. 11. L-ispeed qawwi tal-intimat aggrava l-incident, billi ikkawza danni ferm akbar kemm mal-impatt, kif ukoll fit-tkaxkir talvetturi wara l-impatt. 12. Stabilit dan l-arbitru sottofirmat hu tal-fehma illi r-ripartizzjoni tar-responsabilità ghall-incident ghandha tinqasam bejn izzewg sewqa fi proporzjonijiet inugwali billi l-ispeed li kien Arb Nru M1804/2009 Atlas Insurance PCC Ltd et v Kurt Galea Pace et 7

8 ghaddej bih l-intimat ta lok ghal hsarat u danni ferm akbar. Id-danni subiti miz-zewg vetturi kienu jkunu ferm izghar kieku ma kienx hemm l-ispeed qawwi tal-vettura tal-intimat. 13. Ghal dawn il-motivi l-arbitru jikkonkludi illi r-responsabilità ghall-incident in ezami ghandha tigi ripartita bejn iz-zewg sewwieqa fil-proporzjoni ta terz lil Alexander Seychell u zewg terzi lill-intimat Kurt Galea Pace. LIKWIDAZZJONI 14. Is-socjetà rikorrenti qed titlob il-hlas ta in linea ta danni. 15. L-Arbitru: ra d-dokumenti esibiti mal-atti tal-arbitragg. (ii) Ra s-survey report ta Peter Bonnici (Dok ZM2). 16. Ikkonsidra illi l-vettura assikurata mis-socjetà rikorrenti giet dikjarata beyond economical repair (total loss) kif jirrizulta mill-istess rapport (Dok ZM2) (ii) Ra illi l-assikurazzjoni rikorrenti hallset lill-propjetarji tal-istess vettura s-somma ta Lm2200 ekwivalenti Arb Nru M1804/2009 Atlas Insurance PCC Ltd et v Kurt Galea Pace et 8

9 ghal in full and final settlement ZM3). (Dok (iii) Illi minkejja dan l-assikurazzjoni rikorrenti talbet danni totali ta f dan l-arbitragg. (iv) illi fir-rigward tad-danni reklamati ma gewx imressqa provi ohra mill-partijiet. 17. Konsegwentement l-arbitru jillikwida d-danni lis-socjetà assikuratrici rikorrenti fl-ammont mitlub ta Dan l- ammont ghandu jigi ripartit bejn iz-zewg sewwieqa kif fuq deciz. Billi l-intimat Kurt Galea Pace gie misjub responsabbli ghall-incident fil-percentwali ta zewg terzi, l-intimati in solidum bejniethom ghandhom ihallsu lis-socjetà assikuratrici rikorrenti l-ammont ta rapprenzentanti zewg terzi tad-danni fuq likwidati. KONKLUZJONI 18. Ghal dawn il-motivi l-arbitru jaqta u jiddeciedi: Illi l-incident in meritu gara b tort taz-zewg sewwieqa Alexander Seychell u Kurt Galea Pace (intimat) filgrad ta terz u zewg terzi rispettivament. (ii) Jillikwida d-danni lis-socjetà rikorrenti fl-ammont ta kif mitlub fl-arbitragg. Arb Nru M1804/2009 Atlas Insurance PCC Ltd et v Kurt Galea Pace et 9

10 (iii) Jikkundanna liz-zewg intimati solidament bejniethom biex ihallsu in linea ta danni lis-socjetà assikuratrici rikorrenti is-somma ta (rapprezentanti zewg terzi tad-danni mitluba), bl-imghax legali mid-data tannotifika ta dan l-arbitragg. L-ispejjez kollha ta dan l-arbitragg jithallsu kwantu ghal terz mis-socjetà rikorrenti u zewg terzi mill-intimati. L-ispejjez talittra ufficjali tal-15 t Ottubru 2007 jithallsu kollha mill-intimati. Dr Joseph M. Buttigieg Arbitru Arb Nru M1804/2009 Atlas Insurance PCC Ltd et v Kurt Galea Pace et 10