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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  30 July 2025

  Wathen-Fayed (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Respondents)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Simler

  Did the Court of Appeal err in upholding the interpretation of the definition of “crematorium” in section 2 of the Cremation Act 1902 for the purpose of the radius clause prohibition in section 5?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  31 July 2025

  The State of Trinidad and Tobago (Appellant) v Nawaz Ali (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Richards,

  Sir Andrew Edis

  Did the Court of Appeal err by upholding the trial judge’s decision to stay the indictment against the respondent?

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  1 August 2025

  Wrench (Respondent) v FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) t/a MotoNovo Finance (Appellant)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Hamblen

  Does a car dealer who receives a commission from a lender for arranging finance in a tripartite transaction between customer, dealer, and lender in which a car is bought on credit owe a duty to the buyer of the car such as to enable that buyer (absent the requisite level of disclosure) to bring a claim against the lender for bribery or dishonest assistance, or under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (the “CCA”)? The appeal requires the determination of the following sub-issues: (i) Does, or should, the law recognise a distinct tort of bribery? (ii) If such a tort is recognised, what is the nature of the duty or relationship (here between dealer and customer) that must exist in order for the tort to be engaged? (iii) Relatedly, what level of disclosure will prevent liability for bribery from arising? (iv) In Mr Johnson’s case, was the relationship between customer and lender “unfair” for the purposes of the CCA?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2024/0157 Hopcraft and another (Respondents) v Close Brothers Limited (Appellant)

  Legal issue

  UKSC/2024/0158 Johnson (Respondent) v FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) t/a MotoNovo Finance (Appellant)

  Legal Issue

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  1 August 2025

  Johnson (Respondent) v FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) t/a MotoNovo Finance (Appellant)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Hamblen

  The appeal requires the determination of the following sub-issues: (i) Does, or should, the law recognise a distinct tort of bribery? (ii) If such a tort is recognised, what is the nature of the duty or relationship (here between dealer and customer) that must exist in order for the tort to be engaged? (iii) Relatedly, what level of disclosure will prevent liability for bribery from arising? (iv) In Mr Johnson’s case, was the relationship between customer and lender “unfair” for the purposes of the CCA?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2024/0157 Hopcraft and another (Respondents) v Close Brothers Limited (Appellant)

  Legal issue

  UKSC/2024/0159 Wrench (Respondent) v FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) t/a MotoNovo Finance (Appellant)

  Legal Issue

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  1 August 2025

  Hopcraft and another (Respondents) v Close Brothers Limited (Appellant)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Hamblen

  Does a car dealer who receives a commission from a lender for arranging finance in a tripartite transaction between customer, dealer, and lender in which a car is bought on credit owe a duty to the buyer of the car such as to enable that buyer (absent the requisite level of disclosure) to bring a claim against the lender for bribery or dishonest assistance, or under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (the “CCA”)? The appeal requires the determination of the following sub-issues: (i) Does, or should, the law recognise a distinct tort of bribery? (ii) If such a tort is recognised, what is the nature of the duty or relationship (here between dealer and customer) that must exist in order for the tort to be engaged? (iii) Relatedly, what level of disclosure will prevent liability for bribery from arising? (iv) In Mr Johnson’s case, was the relationship between customer and lender “unfair” for the purposes of the CCA?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2024/0158 Johnson (Respondent) v FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) t/a MotoNovo Finance (Appellant)

  Legal issue

  UKSC/2024/0159 Wrench (Respondent) v FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) t/a MotoNovo Finance (Appellant)

  Legal Issue

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