The Authority sought a finding that the respondents had infringed their duties in providing financial advice with respect to the moving of personal pensions and had failed to comply with an order an order for compensation. The defendants asserted that the award made was incorrect and infringed their human rights.
Held: The parties had been notified of the time limits for appealing the original findings, and had not appealed. There had been no procedural unfairness. The order stood. As to the amount payable, in view of the defendants’ limited means, an order foir a top-up rather than a re-instatement would be substituted for the original.
Judges:
Smith The Honourable Mr Justice Peter Smith
Citations:
[2004] EWHC 2966 (Ch)
Links:
Statutes:
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 382
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Wilson v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; Wilson v First County Trust Ltd (No 2) HL 10-Jul-2003
The respondent appealed against a finding that the provision which made a loan agreement completely invalid for lack of compliance with the 1974 Act was itself invalid under the Human Rights Act since it deprived the respondent lender of its . .
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Financial Services, Human Rights
Updated: 01 October 2022; Ref: scu.220950