Darkest hour
Last night, I cheered myself up by watching Darkest Hour. If you have not seen it, I heartily recommend it […]
The customer is always right
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The wall
Sometimes in credit hire litigation a new and interesting point is raised, or a new riff upon an old melody.
Betterment in the County Court at Newcastle upon Tyne
On 20th December 2019 I attended before HH Judge Freedman in the County Court at Newcastle upon Tyne to argue
The rise and fall of the doctrine of illegality
I note with surprise that I have not updated this blog for a while. How quickly time passes. The year
Fixed costs and interpreters’ fees
Roughly 50% of the credit hire trials I have fought, have involved the claimant giving evidence through an interpreter. The
Declarations and the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
In the last few months, there has been a rush of actions for declarations under section 152(2) of the Road
Non disclosure and fundamental dishonesty
One of the obligations that a court often imposes upon a claimant by way of case management directions in a
The undiscovered country
QOCS like so many areas of costs litigation, could be described as the gift that never stops giving. In 2018
Robert De Niro’s Waiting…
Another old chestnut that arises from time to time, are credit hire claims involving taxis or private hire vehicles. A