Helphire wins landmark legal case
Martin Ward claimed the legal ruling vindicates Helphire's stance on replacement vehicles for innocent third parties.
In a landmark judgment handed down on 17 June 2009 in the cases of Copley-v-Lawn and Maden-v-Haller, Helphire's appeal against earlier judgments was upheld in full.
The appeal considered the common situation where, following a road accident, the at-fault insurer intervenes to offer a ‘free' car to the not-at-fault party.
In Copley v Lawn and Maden v Haller, the not-at-fault parties had hired cars from Helphire and the at-fault insurers had offered to provide alternative vehicles ‘free of charge'
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