September’s PLC Column: Validation Orders post-‘Chickombe’

September 21, 2018

In September’s Practical Law regulated lending column, Ruth Bala considers applications for FCA validation orders following Plaxedes Chickombe & ors v FCA and Clydesdale...

FCA’s Consumer Credit Review

August 5, 2018

On 2 August 2018, the FCA published its Interim Report in its Consumer Credit Review (Discussion Paper DP18/7). The FCA took over regulation of consumer...

Consumer Credit Brexit Regulations published: No More SECCI

August 1, 2018

On 17 July HM Treasury published the Consumer Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. These draft Regulations will come into force on the date...

July’s PLC Column: Contracting Out of the CCA

July 30, 2018

In July’s Practical Law lending column, James Ross discusses parties’ ability to contract out of the CCA in light of Carney v N M...

‘Playboy Club’: No Tortious Duty to Undisclosed Principal

July 27, 2018

Yesterday the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Banca Nazionale del Lavoro v Playboy Club London ([2018] UKSC 43). The claim related to...

The Breaching Limits on Ticket Sales Regs 2018

July 20, 2018

Alison Lambert considers the scope and implications of the new Breaching Limits on Ticket Sales Regulations 2018 in an article which may be viewed...

Goodlife Foods UCTA Case

June 27, 2018

The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in Goodlife Foods Limited v Hall Fire Protection Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 1371, with Coulson LJ...

CTSI Symposium 2018

June 7, 2018

Gough Square Chambers attended the annual Chartered Trading Standards Institute (“CTSI”) Symposium, which was held in Nottingham. Chambers delivered a number of presentations over...

Alison Hollis joins Gough Square

June 7, 2018

Gough Square Chambers is delighted to announce that Alison Hollis has joined from 36 Group. Alison is a specialist consumer and regulatory lawyer with...

When Online Sellers become Traders

June 6, 2018

In the case of Kamenova (case C-105/17), the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) was called upon to consider the circumstances in...

Abuse of Process Case

June 6, 2018

Senior Master Fontaine has handed down judgment on an application to strike out an action brought by a dentist against the NHS under the...

FCA publishes outcome of high-cost credit review

May 31, 2018

On 31 May 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published two consultation papers following its review of the high-cost credit market. In CP18/12 the...