CLAIMANT WAS ENTITLED TO COST OF CAR HIRE DESPITE HIS CAR NOT HAVING A VALID MOT CERTIFICATE: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION TODAY

In the judgment today in Ali v HSF Logistics Polska SP ZOO [2024] EWCA Civ 1479 (04 December 2024) the Court of Appeal overturned a finding that the absence of a MOT Certificate meant that a claimant could not make a claim for loss of a hire vehicle.  The doctrine of ex turpi causa was subject to th...