Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson [2003] UKHL 62 is an English contract law case decided in the House of Lords, on the subject of mistaken identity as a basis for rescission of a contract. The case has been the subject of much criticism in failing to effectively clarify the area of mistake to identity. A rogue went to a dealer to buy a Mitsubishi Shogun on hire purchase. The rogue told them that his name was Mr Patel and produced Mr Patel’s driving licence. The dealer communicated with Shogun Finance, which did a credit check
Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson non-trade buyer of a car who buys in good faith from a hirer under a hire purchase agreement becomes the owner. In a 3-2 decision, the majority of the House of Lords held there was no contract of hire purchase between Shogun Finance and the rogue, section 27 of the Hire Purchase Act therefore did not apply and the car was not Mr Hudson's. Lord Hobhouse, Lord Phillips and Lord Walker followed the principle established in "Cundy v Lindsay", a contract where identity is of key importance is void if the purchaser lies about their identity. The face-to-face exemption established