One of the more frustrating issues for insurance companies facing credit hire claims, has always been…
Category: Measure of damages
Mercier and Camier
One of the hoariest of questions in credit hire litigation is the issue of the correct…
Raise the Titanic!
If the Liesbosch lies at “full fathom five” and is beyond salvage, the question may be…
Sink the Liesbosch!
The credit hire industry apparently rests lightly on the foundations of a 3 to 2 majority…
Comparators considered part 1
Last month saw the handing down of judgment in the conjoined appeals of McBride v UK Insurance…
On the buses
From time to time, a large vehicle such as a PSV, a bus or coach, may be…
Credit hire and company cars
As has been observed elsewhere, the role of credit hire cars in the late twentieth century…
No insurance ? No MOT ? No problem
From time to time, claimants in credit hire cases, are found to have been driving their…
Extras and excess
One of the issues that often arises is the question of additional daily charges to waive…
The Poor Law
The issue of whether it was appropriate to take into account a motorist’s personal financial circumstances…