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…it is a dispute arising out of a settlement or compromise made between the parties arising from a claim made by the plaintiff under the policy. (3) that the compromise was ‘entered into without prejudice and or without admission…

…of liability.’…

…Kihara to take it for granted that merely by the admission of liability the tortfeasor (the appellant) was conceding to the claim under The Law Reform Act in the absence of timely letters of administration.…

…In my judgment therefore that document was not a legal discharge and there was no admission of liability on the part of the respondent at any time.…

…There could not have been a consent judgment if there was no admission of liability. What the defendants really are disputing is the claim for general damages and exemplary damages.…

…The Judge’s discretion to grant judgment on admissions of facts under the Order is to be exercised only in plain cases where the admissions of fact are so clear and unequivocal that they amount to an admission of liability…