“…ost profits. The burden is on the claimant to plead and prove a claim for loss of profits (see Diriye, paragraphs 4, 7 and 67,and Zurich Insurance plc v Umerji [2014] EWCA Civ 357, footnote 2 and paragraph 37). In this case, R1 was limited to a claim for his lost profits, because he had not pleaded or shown that he was impecunious, and t…”
“…ent vehicle: see Lagden v O’Connor [2014] 1 AC 1067. Reasonableness will be assessed by reference to need, rate and duration: see Zurich Insurance PLC v Umerji [2014] EWCA Civ 357. A claim to recover the significantly higher credit hire rates (as opposed to basic hire rates) will usually depend on the claimant demonstrating that he or sh…”