Johnson Hearing Date Set By The Supreme Court
Further to our update of 12th December last year and following on from the seismic changes brought on by the decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, Wrench v FirstRand Bank Ltd and Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd. [2024] EWCA Civ 1282, dealers and finance institutions have been holding their breath to see when the matter will be considered by the Supreme Court
In what appeared to be an early Christmas present, on 11 December 2024 the Supreme Court confirmed that the appeal would be considered and set a period for the hearing as Hilary Term 2025. The Court has now listed this case, along with Hop Croft and Wrench for a hearing 01-03 April 2025.
For more details, including the judicial panel currently scheduled to hear the case can be found at https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2024-0158