A court need only first see whether at the time of the loan, the party’s business was that of moneylender. If not, the court then investigates if the person held themselves out as carrying on such a business. Kennedy L.J: ‘. . . a licensed moneylender who sets up business with an office probably falls within section 6 of the Act of 1900 when he makes his first loan, even if he never makes another, because at the time when that loan was made his business was that of moneylending.’ Although the word ‘business’ may often denote a degree of repetition and continuity, it need not always do so.
Judges:
Kennedy LJ
Citations:
Times 27-Jan-1999, Gazette 17-Feb-1999, [1999] EWCA Civ 639, [1999] 1 WLR 1340
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Litchfield v Dreyfus 1906
The plaintiff carried on business as an antique dealer, giving credit to customers and took bills from them in payment of amounts they owed for purchases, some of which he discounted and renewed from time to time. When he ceased business he sold his . .
Cited – Kirkwood v Gadd HL 1910
Under the 1900 Act, a moneylender was required to carry on his business only in his registered name and at his registered address.
Held: (Lord Atkinson) the words ‘carries on business’ implied a repetition of acts, and ‘Whether one isolated . .
Cited – Newman v Oughton 1911
The plaintiff sought to execute a judgment against goods in the possession of a judgment debtor. The goods were claimed by a firm of pawnbrokers who said that they were included in a bill of sale granted to them. At the trial of the resulting . .
Cited – Stevenson and Another v Rogers CA 8-Dec-1998
The defendant, who carried on the business of a fisherman, sold his vessel Jelle to the plaintiff with a view to having a new boat built to his requirements. In the event he bought a replacement vessel which he continued to use for his business. The . .
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Cited – GE Capital Bank Ltd v Rushton and Another CA 14-Dec-2005
The bank had entered into a master trading agreement with a trader under which the trader bought motor vehicles as agent for the bank for resale. The vehicles belonged to the bank. The defendant bought all the trader’s vehicles. The defendant now . .
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Banking, Consumer
Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.79460