The Barrister Group Blog (8)

No MOT in Credit Hire and Causation

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 14, 2024

In credit hire cases, it is not an entirely an uncommon situation for a claimant not to have a valid MOT for the vehicle which is involved in the road traffic accident.

EU Parliament Adopts Ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence Act: A Comprehensive Guide for Businesses

Posted by Tahir Khan, Mar 14, 2024

The recent adoption of the Artificial Intelligence Act by the European Parliament represents a significant milestone in ...

Parental Alienation: An Overview

Posted by Pauline Lewis, Mar 13, 2024

Family breakdown in the UK has reached epidemic proportions. The family courts are bursting at the seams with parents ...

Dee v Welsh Ambulance Services [2023] EWHC 2765 (KB): Uprating PSLA Awards Under the Judicial College Guidelines

Posted by Nicola Augousti, Mar 12, 2024

In my recent experience of Stage 3 hearings, whilst the non-binding County Court decision of Blair v Jaber [2023] EW Misc 3 ...

Bee v Jenson and the Ways to Quantify Loss of Use

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 10, 2024

The Court of Appeal decision of Bee v Jenson [2008 R.T.R.7] was reported over 13 years ago. I recall there was a lot of ...

The Meaning of “Credit” Under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and its Implications

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 08, 2024

Central to the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (hereinafter mainly referred to as the “Act”) is the word “credit”. There is however ...

Loss and Hire: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 08, 2024

The concepts of loss and hire have always been intertwined. From my experience, the easiest way to understand hire is to ...

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 ...

The Subsidy Control Regime

Posted by Muhammad Saley, Feb 29, 2024

This note discusses the UK’s subsidy control regime and how The Barrister Group (“TBG”) may be able to assist public ...

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 ...

Barriers to the Bar: A Journey from Solicitor to Barrister

Posted by The Barrister Group, Feb 28, 2024

In the world of law, the path to becoming a barrister is often described as a challenging yet rewarding journey. However, ...

Privy Council Lays Down Principles for Security for Costs

Posted by Richard Clayton KC, Feb 23, 2024

What is a Public Body for the Purposes of Judicial Review?

Posted by Richard Clayton KC, Feb 22, 2024

R(Hannah) v Chartered Institute of Taxation [2021] EWHC 1069 (Admin) concerned a decision of Chartered Institute of Taxation ...

The New Dilemma: Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Professionals in Courts and Write Judgments in Public Law?

Posted by Richard Clayton KC, Feb 22, 2024

When discussing AI’s role in replacing advocates and writing judgments in public law cases, it is important to recognise ...