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Slaughters and Reed Smith steer Santander to £677m appeals win over AXA

Slaughters and Reed Smith steer Santander to £677m appeals win over AXA

Santander has won an appeals court victory in its £677m indemnity dispute with AXA, after Slaughter and May was brought in as co-counsel with Reed Smith.

The Court of Appeal today (15 September) overturned a 2025 High Court judgment that ordered Santander to pay £677m to French insurer AXA – represented by Quinn Emanuel – over costs arising from the misselling of payment protection insurance (PPI).

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