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21 February 2025
Issue: 8105 / Categories: Legal News , Company , Consumer
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NLJ this week: All eyes on the Supreme Court for the car dealership case

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Bought a car in the past ten years? Secret commission on motor finance has been in the headlines recently, with a major case pending in the Supreme Court in April. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Henry Warwick KC and Douglas Maxwell, Henderson Chambers, analyse the Court of Appeal ruling in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which opened the can of worms.

Warwick and Maxwell discuss the potential impacts of the decision, depending on the result. They explain why, and in what way, it ‘has the potential to be one of the most important appeals in 2025 for practitioners, consumers, industry, and government’. They write: ‘The outcome is likely to impact millions of consumers, and may cost or save the motor finance industry billions.’ 

Issue: 8105 / Categories: Legal News , Company , Consumer
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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