Law Commission report: Goods Mortgages Bill

November 28, 2017

The Law Commission has published its report on the proposed Goods Mortgages Bill, together with a final version of the draft Bill. If enacted...

Chambers’ Training: Trading Standards and Landlords

November 27, 2017

Trading Standards During November, chambers has provided training at a number of Trading Standards events. Bryan Lewin and Cameron Crowe spoke at the North...

Consumer Law Update Conference

November 26, 2017

On 23rd November 2017, Gough Square Chambers hosted an autumn seminar at Westminster University to provide delegates with an update on consumer law. Fred...

Peanut Fatality: Sentencing Appeal Dismissed

November 10, 2017

The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in R v Mohammed Khalique Zaman [2017] EWCA Crim 1783. A waiter had erroneously informed a customer with...

VAT on Hire-Purchase Agreements with Balloons

November 8, 2017

Under a hire agreement, which constitutes the supply of 'services', VAT is payable on each monthly instalment, whereas under an ordinary hire-purchase agreement, which constitutes...

FOS Decision Not Arbitration Award

November 8, 2017

In Berkeley Burke SIPP Administration LLP v Charlton [2017] EWHC 2396 (Comm), a pension administrator ("Berkeley") wished to determine whether the correct procedural route to challenge a...

Authorised Push Payment Scams Consultation

November 8, 2017

The FCA has published a consultation paper (CP17/2) on authorised push payment ("APP") scams, where people are tricked into authorising the transfer of funds...

Appointed Representative Standards

November 6, 2017

Further to an alert issued in 2016, on the 3rd November 2017 the FCA issued an alert for firms with appointed representatives and introducer...

Chambers and Partners 2018 ranks Gough Square as leading consumer law set

November 2, 2017

Chambers and Partners has again ranked Gough Square Chambers as the only Band 1 set for Consumer Law. Chambers and Partners 2018 said: Gough Square Chambers is "frequently...

Supreme Court partially overrules the 35 year old ‘Ghosh’ test

October 31, 2017

In the seminal case of R v Ghosh [1982] Q.B. 1053, the Court of Appeal held that the test for dishonesty under the Theft Act 1968...

CMA investigates online dating sector

October 31, 2017

The CMA has today announced its investigation into the practices of an online dating company. The CMA’s main concerns relate to (a) how online...

CMA launches investigation into online hotel booking

October 27, 2017

The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into hotel booking sites. The CMA is concerned that certain practices breach consumer law...