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Gary Herring
Biography
Gary has been a specialist in credit hire claims for over twelve years and is widely regarded as a market leader for strategic and technical advice in this area. Gary has been at the forefront of several recent developments in the credit hire arena including the 2017 Court of Appeal decision of Clayton v EUI, which shifted the law in relation to recoverable hire rates firmly in insurers favour, and EUI v Charles, the successful strategic litigation initiative which opens the door for insurers to obtain crucial ‘impecuniosity disclosure’ before proceedings are issued.
Latest Insights by Gary Herring
AWARE 22/07/2021
Credit Hire Aware | July 2021
Our latest issue of Credit Hire Aware is now available, bringing you all the recent developments from our team and the wider credit hire arena. In this issue, our team cover patterns emerging as a result of the reforms and the potential implications on the market, as well as giving guidance on how to deal with the NVC response stage. There is also a summary of a number of recent successes, including two strategically significant appeal cases handled by the team.
Client Alerts 13/07/2021
First Central Management Limited v On Hire Limited
An order for Credit hire firm On Hire to pay 60% of First Central's costs was upheld on appeal, after the appeal judge agreed that proceedings had been brought for their financial benefit and that they were the ‘real party’. Partner Gary Herring details the case and highlights potential impacts for future cases.
Client Alerts 25/02/2021
CHO’s “spurious” BHR rebuttal points firmly rejected on Appeal
Keoghs acted for the defendant and appellant in this important case which provides guidance on the issues that should be front of mind when considering rebuttal evidence from CHO's. Gary Herring reviews the decision picks out the key points.
Blogs 12/01/2021
COVID-19 and prestige hires: Is like for like really an ‘entitlement’?
Whilst it is to be applauded that the majority of the industry on both sides have undoubtedly worked hard to establish and maintain a co-operative approach through the Covid crisis, amongst the minority there is no doubt that the last nine months have starkly amplified some of the kind of behaviours that embody the very worst excesses of the credit hire industry.
AWARE 08/12/2020
Credit Hire Aware | December 2020
The impact of COVID-19 continues to be felt in the credit hire market as the year draws to an end. Here we analyse the latest data to ascertain the extent of the inflation, and consider whether the provision of expensive high end vehicles is really an “entitlement” in the context of the lockdown restrictions. We give an update on the latest legal and case law developments from across the UK, then take a look ahead to what might be in store in 2021; including assessing the possible impact of Brexit on the credit hire market.
Client Alerts 10/11/2020
Impecuniosity and Credit Hire – Diriye v Bojaj
All too often responses for pleading impecuniosity are typically bland and unrevealing. A recent Court of Appeal ruling in Diriye v Bojaj may offer some clarity in terms of the expectations on a claimant when they pursue this route.