Listen "Banking Litigation Podcast EP54: Hopcraft Special Edition"
Episode Synopsis
In this SPECIAL EDITION of our banking litigation podcast, we consider the Supreme Court's much-anticipated judgment in Hopcraft & Anor v Close Brothers Limited [2025] UKSC 33 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/uksc/2025/33 (relating to lender liability for the payment of third-party broker commissions in the motor finance context) and its key implications for financial services firms. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guests Emma Deas and Hywel Jenkins.
You can find links to our blog posts on the case covered in this podcast below:
• Supreme Court decision in Hopcraft motor finance commission appeal – key implications for financial services firms https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/bankinglitigation/2025-08/supreme-court-decision-in-hopcraft-motor-finance-commission-appeal
• Court of Appeal finds lenders liable in motor finance broker commission cases https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/bankinglitigation/2024-posts/Court-of-Appeal-finds-lender-liable-in-motor-finance-broker-commission-cases-
Don't forget to subscribe to the banking litigation blog https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/subscribe/
You can find links to our blog posts on the case covered in this podcast below:
• Supreme Court decision in Hopcraft motor finance commission appeal – key implications for financial services firms https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/bankinglitigation/2025-08/supreme-court-decision-in-hopcraft-motor-finance-commission-appeal
• Court of Appeal finds lenders liable in motor finance broker commission cases https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/bankinglitigation/2024-posts/Court-of-Appeal-finds-lender-liable-in-motor-finance-broker-commission-cases-
Don't forget to subscribe to the banking litigation blog https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/subscribe/
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