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Supreme Court Judgment (1 August 2025): Hopcraft & Anor v Close Brothers Ltd; Wrench v FirstRand Bank Ltd; Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd ([2025] UKSC 33)
The Supreme Court held that motor dealers arranging finance for customers do not owe a fiduciary duty of loyalty. This means undisclosed commissions paid by lenders to dealers cannot be treated as “bribes” or breaches of fiduciary duty. As a result, the claims by Hopcraft and Wrench based on those arguments failed.