Heather Moor and Edgecomb Ltd, Regina (on the Application Of) v Financial Ombudsman Service and Another: CA 11 Jun 2008

Rix LJ considered the possible scope of rules made by the respondent saying: ‘In my judgment, the following values are all to be appreciated and brought into a pragmatic balance: that an efficient and cost-effective and relatively informal type of alternative dispute resolution should not be stifled by the imposition of legal doctrine; that the opportunity for the development of new ideas was fitting to financial service industries operating in consumer markets should be appreciated for the benefits they can bring; that on the other hand transparency, consistency and accessibility as to the principles which inform the ombudsman’s determinations remain virtues in this new setting; and that publicity as to those principles and those determinations can assist in that regard.’

Judges:

Laws, Rix, Stanley Burnton LJJ

Citations:

[2008] EWCA Civ 642, [2008] Bus LR 1486, (2008) 158 NLJ 897

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

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Updated: 15 July 2022; Ref: scu.268798