Clifford Chance

Motor Finance Commissions – Supreme Court Decision

1 August 2025

On 1 August 2025, the UK's Supreme Court handed down its keenly awaited judgment following its hearing, in April 2025, of the appeal from the far-reaching Court of Appeal decision in three linked cases, Johnson and Wrench v FirstRand Bank, and Hopcraft v Close Brothers [2024] EWCA Civ 1282.  In this briefing, we give our initial analysis of the Supreme Court's findings of the issues, and outline next steps.

Clifford Chance will host an Insights Call on the decision on Tuesday 5 August at 12pm (BST).

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