New Paper on Algorithms and the Law

August 22, 2017

In a new paper Jeremy Barnett of Gough Square Chambers, together with co-authors Adriano Soares Koshiyama and Philip Treleaven, considers the legal implications of...

Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement Regulations 2017 to come into force on 1 October

August 21, 2017

The Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement Regulations 2017 will come into force on 1 October 2017 and, together with changes made by the Enterprise Act 2016...

Ministry of Justice publishes Plevin guidance for CMCs

August 18, 2017

The Ministry of Justice ("MOJ") has published guidance for Claims Management Companies involved in handling PPI mis-selling cases which arise in light of the...

Court of Appeal: no duty of care in interest rate hedging product review

August 4, 2017

In the linked appeals CGL Group Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Bartles v Barclays Bank plc and WW Property Investments Ltd v...

Recommendations for Fixed Recoverable Costs

August 3, 2017

Lord Justice Jackson has published his supplemental report on fixed recoverable costs ("FRC"), as part of his review of civil litigation costs. In his...

FCA publishes proposals on creditworthiness and affordability

August 1, 2017

The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has published proposals on amending its rules to further clarify its expectations in respect of creditworthiness and affordability (CP17/27)....

FCA publishes outcome of high-cost credit review

July 31, 2017

On 31 July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published its response to the call for input it had issued in relation to its...

CJEU: Unfair Commercial Practices Directive applies to debt collection

July 27, 2017

In the CJEU's recent judgment of UAB 'Gelvora' v Valstybinė vartotojų teisių apsaugos tarnyba (C-357/16), it held that the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive ("the UCPD")...

AG opinion in Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner

July 25, 2017

AG Kokott handed down an opinion in Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner on 20 July. Mr Nowak was a trainee accountant in Ireland. He...

Kupeli v Cyprus Turkish Airlines: excursions from business premises

July 22, 2017

The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Kupeli v Cyprus Turkish Airlines [2017] EWCA Civ 1037 dismissing the Defendant airline's appeal against...

New Payment Services Regulations laid before Parliament

July 20, 2017

The second European Payment Services Directive ("PSDII") came into force on 13 January 2016 and the UK is required to comply with the majority...

July’s PLC Column: Consumer Credit Staff Incentives

July 19, 2017

In July’s Practical Law regulated lending column, James Ross considers the FCA’s recent consultation paper (CP17/20), which sets out proposals for how consumer credit firms should...