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Articles By Azeem Ali

The Difference and Interaction Between Credit Hire, Insured Hire & Subrogation

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 07, 2024

Credit hire, insured hire and subrogation are three areas that have manifested in the field of hire generally. There can be ...

Insured Hire Subrogation - Bee v Jenson and W v Veolia

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 06, 2024

Insured hire subrogation is a topic which has been a live issue for as long as I have been in practise. The issues may have ...

Credit Hire & Illegality

Posted by Azeem Ali, Feb 28, 2024

In almost every credit hire case, the defence will plead “ex turpi causa non oritur action”. This translates into English as ...

Is a taxi driver entitled to more than the pre-accident valuation of the vehicle when written off?

Posted by Azeem Ali, Feb 13, 2024

Generally, someone who is involved in a non-fault road traffic accident, whereby their vehicle is written off, is only ...

An Update on Majid Ali v HSF Logistics Polska SP Zoo ([2023] EWHC 2159 (KB))

Posted by Azeem Ali, Dec 01, 2023

This was a high court case in which judgment was given on the 29th of August 2023. It is a binding court decision. The case ...

The Implications of Humayum Hussain v Eui Ltd

Posted by Azeem Ali, Nov 23, 2023

Claims for credit hire for taxi drivers has always been a contentious issue between claimant solicitors and insurance ...

Bailee in Posession & Credit Hire

Posted by Azeem Ali, Oct 19, 2023

Introduction It is quite common for a person driving someone else's vehicle to be involved in a road traffic accident. ...

Past Consideration & Credit Hire

Posted by Azeem Ali, Oct 18, 2023

Past consideration arguments in credit hire involves an everyday and common situation. In this situation, the claimant ...

Does Mehmood v AIG Europe Ltd and Simpson [2023] EW Misc 1 (CC) make any difference to taxi credit hire claims?

Posted by Azeem Ali, Aug 29, 2023

I would not normally write an article on a non-binding credit hire decision but I will make an exception in the case of ...

The Implications of Vamsi Putta v Royal Sun Alliance PLC [2020] EWCH 117

Posted by Azeem Ali, May 15, 2023

The case of Vamsi Putta and Royal Sun Alliance Plc [2020] EWCH 117 ( “Putta”) is a case which is often cited in defences. ...

The Implications of Copley v Lawn

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 29, 2023

Julia Copley v Kenneth Lawn Ian Maden v D. Haller [2009] EWCA Civ 580 (thereafter referred to as “Copley v Lawn”) was a ...

The Disproportionate Effect of s57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Findings of Fundamental Dishonesty) on Ethnic Minorities

Posted by Azeem Ali, Aug 15, 2022

I recall when I was a child of 10 years walking with my father, when a group of young men threw stones at us and shouted “P… ...

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