FCA review into debt management sector
October 20, 2017In accordance with its 2017/2018 business plan the Financial Conduct Authority has announced a thematic review of the debt management sector. The review will...
Jeremy Barnett to give evidence to House of Lords Select Committee
October 16, 2017Following his sessions moderating at the Barcelona Blockchain Forum and at the LSE Systemic Risk Centre, Jeremy Barnett of Gough Square Chambers has been...
Court of Appeal hands down judgment in passenger compensation case
October 12, 2017The Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Gahan v Emirates today, confirming that passengers on non-EU airlines can claim compensation...
Gough Square Ranked as Leading Set
October 12, 2017The Legal 500 has once again ranked Gough Square Chambers as the only Tier 1 set for Consumer Law. Chambers is also ranked as...
Puglia Consumer Law Conference 2017
October 5, 2017Gough Square Chambers hosted its annual Consumer Law Conference on 6th and 7th September in Puglia. Barristers from Gough Square, along with other leaders...
September’s PLC Column: Debt Recovery Pre-Action Protocol
September 25, 2017In the September column, Thomas Samuels considers the key provisions of the new Pre-Action Protocol For Debt Recovery Claims, which applies from 1 October...
CJEU finds that the risks of foreign currency loans must be explained to make foreign currency repayment obligation a core term
September 24, 2017In a decision handed down on the 20th September 2017 in Ruxandra Paula Andriciuc v Banca Romanesca SA the CJEU found that a term...
FCA publishes Dear CEO Letter on complaints handling for consumer credit firms
September 14, 2017On the 13th September the FCA published a Dear CEO Letter to consumer credit firms identifying issues that it has identified as a result...
Test case on lettings agency “administration fees”
September 14, 2017Following an appeal from Camden Council, the Upper Tier Tribunal has ruled that Foxtons' description of its administration fees was insufficient to meet the...
CJEU rules on the appropriate methodology to calculate distance for the purpose of the Air Passengers Compensation Regulation
September 11, 2017Regulation 261/2004 provides for compensation for air passengers in the case of cancelled or delayed flights, the amount of the compensation to be determined...
£1m confiscation order against letting agent
September 11, 2017Following a prosecution by Northamptonshire County Council, a letting agent from Kettering has been ordered to pay a confiscation order of £1.006 million. Harpreet Garcha...
CMA fines Ping for blocking online sales
August 30, 2017The CMA has fined Ping £1.45 million for preventing two UK retailers from selling its golf clubs on their website. Whilst the CMA accepted...