Noted for being 'the go-to set for all things consumer credit', Gough Square Chambers continues to advise on matters in the retail banking area. The team's client base includes Barclays, Santander and HSBC, to name a few major banks. In a prominent matter, Jonathan Kirk KC, Lee Finch and Simon Popplewell appeared in the Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited, Johnson v FirstRand Bank Limited, and Wrench v FirstRand Bank Limited motor finance cases, concerning the legality of undisclosed or partially disclosed commissions paid by lenders to motor dealers in transactions, and whether the dealers owed fiduciary duties to customers who wanted to buy a car.
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