PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACT 1994 - SECT 26A Liability in damages not reduced to below relevant limit

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACT 1994 - SECT 26A

26A Liability in damages not reduced to below relevant limit

The liability in damages of a person to whom a scheme applies is not reduced below the relevant limitation imposed by a scheme in force under this Act because the amount available to be paid to the claimant under the insurance policy required for the purposes of this Act in respect of that liability is less than the relevant limitation.

Note : Section 4 (1A) permits a defence costs inclusive policy for the purposes of this Act, which may reduce the amount available to be paid to a client in respect of occupational liability covered by the policy. Section 26A makes it clear that this does not reduce the cap on the liability of the scheme participant to the client, and accordingly the scheme participant will continue to be liable to the client for the amount of any difference between the amount payable to the client under the policy and the amount of the cap.