Shop Direct Finance Company Ltd (claimant/respondent) v The Official Receiver (defendant/appellant)

Wednesday 8 – Thursday 9 March 2023

Appeal against the Order of Stephen Houseman QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) date 10 June 2022.

The appeal relates to an action under CPR Part 8, the Claimant (“SDFC”) sought declaratory relief against the Defendant relating to the time limitation provision governing complaints referred pursuant to the Financial Ombudsman Service (“FOS”). The complaints concerned payment protection insurance which was allegedly mis-sold to consumers who since became bankrupt and whose respective estates duly vested in TOR by operation of law. TOR notified a bulk complaint during mid-2019.

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