Pair sentenced to prison in relation to fake nutrition courses
July 2, 2019Katie Hope was sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment and Scott Wolfe to 4 years' imprisonment for offences of fraudulent trading, forgery and money laundering....
June’s PLC column: section 75 developments and modern payment methods
June 28, 2019In the June column, Lee Finch considers recent developments relating to section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), which raise a number...
FCA confirms new overdraft requirements
June 9, 2019On 7 June 2019, the FCA published Policy Statement 19/16 confirming that it is introducing reforms to the overdraft market with the aim of...
FCA to introduce new rules for P2P platforms
June 5, 2019On 4 June 2019, the FCA confirmed that it is introducing new rules for peer-to-peer platforms. The new rules are intended to protect consumers...
May’s PLC Column: Enforcement Following Death of Borrower
June 3, 2019In the May's Practical Law Regulated Lending Column, Thomas Samuels considers the issues that may arise following the death of the borrower, or hirer,...
100th Edition of Trading Law Bulletin
May 31, 2019The latest edition of Gough Square's Trading Law Bulletin is the hundredth edition. Our Trading Law Bulletin is a free quarterly digest of relevant...
Broker Secret Commission Case
May 20, 2019The High Court has refused the borrower permission to appeal in Scott v Commercial First Business Ltd (unrep, Southend county court, Recorder Marsden, 28th...
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...