Renowned orthopaedic surgeon Fares Haddad, the medical expert who repaired Harry Kane's hamstring, is embroiled in a £78,000 legal dispute with the UK's oldest Bentley dealership after his luxury car was stolen.
The Stolen Bentley and the Insurance Dispute
Mr Haddad's Bentley Continental GTW12 was taken from his driveway in January 2023. When the 58-year-old surgeon attempted to claim on his insurance, his providers refused to pay. The refusal was based on a critical condition in his policy: the Bentley was not fitted with a properly activated and monitored electronic tracker.
This rejection has led Mr Haddad to sue Jack Barclay Ltd, trading as Jack Barclay Bentley, for a total of £78,643. This sum represents the money he paid out under his hire-purchase agreement, which his insurers declined to cover following the theft.
A Broken Promise in Mayfair?
The core of the lawsuit, heard at Central London County Court, revolves around a promise allegedly made back in 2019. Mr Haddad claims that during conversations and email exchanges with a showroom executive when he was considering purchasing the vehicle, he was assured that the tracker would be set up for him.
His barrister, Bradley Say, told Judge Andrew Holmes that Mr Haddad was told, "a tracker is standard on the car and I will set that up for you." The surgeon had specifically inquired about the tracker due to previous issues with the device on his Aston Martin, which he part-exchanged for the Bentley.
Although the Bentley was sold with a tracker that was live for the first year, the subscription was never registered or renewed with Vodafone. By the time of the theft in 2023, the tracker was inactive. Mr Haddad stated he never received a contract from Vodafone and assumed Jack Barclay had arranged everything. "I assumed they were setting it up for me and that it would be activated and functioning," he testified.
The Dealership's Defence
Jack Barclay Ltd, famed for its iconic Mayfair showroom and reputation as "gentlemen car dealers," is firmly denying all allegations. The dealership denies any negligence, liability, and the "foreseeability of loss."
Their defence barrister, Sajid Suleman, argued that there was no promise made by staff to activate the tracker. He insisted the responsibility fell squarely on Mr Haddad to activate the device and renew the subscription after the initial 12-month period. The defence also contended that even if the subscription had been activated in 2019, it would have expired long before the 2023 theft.
Following a short hearing, Judge Andrew Holmes has reserved his ruling in the case.
Fares Haddad is the clinical director of the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health and is highly regarded for his work on hip, knee, and major ligament injuries. He notably operated on then-Tottenham forward Harry Kane after the England captain tore his hamstring in the 2019-20 season, a procedure that allowed Kane to return to training and compete in the latter part of the pandemic-extended season.
