Pawnbrokers Act 2015 s 58

s 58 Protection from liability when pawnbroker acts according to section 57

58.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), a pawnbroker is not liable to any person for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the pawnbroker allowing or refusing, in accordance with section 57, the redemption of a pledge. (2) Subsection (1) does not exclude a pawnbroker’s liability (if any) to the rightful owner of goods pawned without the owner’s authority, unless the pawnbroker has, before taking possession of the goods as a pledge, taken reasonable steps to satisfy itself that the pawner was the rightful owner of the goods or had the authority to pawn them.