Defrauders of Merchant Service Providers Sentenced to Prison
May 17, 2019On 9 May 2019, His Honour Judge Bayliss QC sentenced two defendants, Saleem Arif and Kewal Banga, to 4 years 6 months and 2...
Dinner for Claire Andrews
May 7, 2019On 3 May 2019, Gough Square Chambers hosted a dinner at the Reform Club to celebrate Claire Andrews' 13 years as Head of Chambers....
Merricks v Mastercard Inc
April 17, 2019Yesterday the Court Appeal handed down the latest judgment in an ongoing claim that seeks up to £14bn in damages and interest for UK...
‘Pontearso’ Decision on Bridging Loan Interest Rate
April 11, 2019Nugee J has handed down judgment in Greenlands Trading Ltd v Pontearso [2019] EWHC 278 (Ch), on appeal from the decision of HHJ Wulwik...
Prison sentence for door-to-door fish salesman
April 11, 2019Having been convicted of the consumer protection offence of contravening professional diligence, Peter Carroll, a door-to-door fish salesman, was sentenced on 5 April 2019...
April’s PLC Column: Attacks on Level of Interest Rates
April 9, 2019In April’s Practical Law lending column Ruth Bala considers the use of the ‘unfair relationship’ provisions to attack the level of interest rates and...
‘Mis-Selling Financial Services’ Published
April 5, 2019Chambers is delighted to announce the Publication of 'Mis-Selling Financial Services' by Jonathan Kirk QC, Thomas Samuels and Lee Finch (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019)....
Cameron Crowe appointed to List A of regulatory advocates
April 1, 2019Chambers is delighted to announce that Cameron Crowe has been appointed to List A of the Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental...
Final Report on retained provisions of the CCA
March 27, 2019On 25 March 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published its Final Report following its review of the retained provisions of the Consumer Credit...
‘Medsted Associates’: CA Judgment on Secret Commission
March 11, 2019The Court of Appeal handed down its latest judgment on broker secret commissions in Medsted Associates Ltd v Canaccord Genuity Wealth (International) Ltd [2019] EWCA...
Call for evidence on the Consumer Contracts Regulations
March 8, 2019On 7 March 2019, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy launched a call for evidence on its review of the Consumer Contracts...
FCA publishes final rules on Rent-To-Own price cap
March 5, 2019On 5 March 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published its final rules on a price cap for the rent-to-own ("RTO") market (PS19/6). The...