Seminars and lectures
Each year, I give a number of seminars to the profession. I speak at the Ropewalk…
Part 36 problems
In the view of many lawyers, part 36 is one of the most tricky and technical…
Illiterate clients, free cars, mistake and misrepresentation
Some credit hire claimants are unsophisticated clients. Under cross examination in the witness box, they will…
Reform of section 147 Road Traffic Act 1988 and delivery of insurance certificates
Section 147 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 has been heavily amended by section 9 and…
Third party liabilities and section 152 notices
One of the perennial bugbears of insurance companies is when to their horror, they find they…
Non party costs applications and credit hire companies
An important issue in credit hire litigation if a claim fails, is the extent to which…
Fraud, findings and credit hire
Its always a pleasure to go to the Court of Appeal. The judges are bright, focused…
Taxis, taxi drivers and credit hire claims
How quickly the weeks fly by. Since my return from a brief break in late May,…
Credit hire and bailees in possession
One of the issues that frequently arises in credit hire claims, is the accident which takes…
No insurance ? No MOT ? No problem
From time to time, claimants in credit hire cases, are found to have been driving their…