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Permission to appeal granted against Financial Ombudsman Service decision concerning motor finance discretionary commission arrangements
January 27, 2025Barclays Partner Finance has been granted permission to appeal against the Administrative Court's judgment in R (Clydesdale Financial Services Ltd) v Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd [2024] EWHC 3237 (Admin). Permission was granted by the Administrative Court on the order of Kerr J dated December 24, 2024, and the Court of Appeal will hear the appeal by December 8, 2025. In the judgment under appeal, the Administrative Court found in favor of the FOS and dismissed a claim brought by Clydesdale Financial Services Ltd (which trades as Barclays Partner Finance) for judicial review of an ombudsman's decision to uphold a complaint in relation to a discretionary commission arrangement in a motor finance agreement.
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