November PLC: ‘Steiner’ and Payment Processors

November 25, 2022

In November's PLC column, Ruth Bala considers the application of CCA ss56 and 75 to credit card transactions involving payment processors, following Steiner v National...

Mis-selling Financial Services (Second Edition) published today

November 15, 2022

Gough Square is delighted to announce that the second edition of "Mis-selling Financial Services" (Edward Elgar) by Jonathan Kirk KC, Thomas Samuels and Lee...

Chambers recognised as the leading consumer law set by Chambers & Partners

October 20, 2022

Chambers has once again been recognised by Chambers and Partners as the only Band 1 set in Consumer Law; 19 individual members have also...

Court of Appeal judgment on power to prosecute

October 12, 2022

Reporting restrictions have recently been lifted on the Court of Appeal judgment, handed down on 9 August 2022, in R v AUH [2022] EWCA...

High Court judgment on “arrangements” for the purposes of connected lender liability

October 11, 2022

On 10 October 2022, Mr Justice Lavender handed down the High Court’s judgment in Steiner v National Westminster Bank plc [2022] EWHC 2519 (KB)....

New consumer credit publication

October 9, 2022

Chambers is delighted to announce the publication of the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, Vol. 12 (1) A – Consumer Credit. The Encyclopaedia of...

Chambers recognised as a Leading Set by the Legal 500

October 7, 2022

Chambers has once again been recognised by the Legal 500 as a leading set in the fields of Consumer Law, Banking and Finance (including...

Ann-Marie O’Neil joins Chambers

October 4, 2022

Gough Square is delighted to announce that Ann-Marie O'Neil has joined Chambers after the successful completion of her pupillage. Ann-Marie practices in all of...

New PLC Column: The cost-of-living crisis and the FCA

October 3, 2022

In Gough Square's latest PLC column, Sabrina Goodchild considers the cost-of-living crisis and the FCA's expectations.   The column can be read here: cost-of-living...

Ruth Bala Appointed BMIF Director

August 22, 2022

Chambers is delighted to announce that Ruth Bala has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund, the professional...

July’s PLC Column: the paragraph 55 exemption

August 17, 2022

In the July 2022 column, George Spence-Jones considers paragraph 55 of Part IV of the Schedule to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption)...

Prosecution of Rogue Photography Company Results in Significant Fines

July 28, 2022

Chique Makeovers & Photography Limited (“Chique”), along with two of its directors, was sentenced at Hull Crown Court on 22 July 2022 for two...