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    The Evolution & History of Credit Hire (Part 1)

    Posted by Azeem Ali, Apr 11, 2024
    Credit hire is supposedly a very well-known subject area. The words credit hire mean different things to people. Whilst not ...

    Impecuniosity – Implications of Diriye v Bojaj

    Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 21, 2024
    The case of Diriye v Bojaj [2021] 1 WLR 1277 is a Court of Appeal case and therefore should be seriously considered. I have ...

    Impecuniosity & Credit Hire

    Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 20, 2024
    One of the key issues in almost any credit hire case is the issue of impecuniosity. There were many early challenges to ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...
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