Recommendations for Fixed Recoverable Costs
August 3, 2017Lord 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, 2017The 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, 2017On 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, 2017In 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, 2017AG 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, 2017The 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, 2017The 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, 2017In 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...
Kevin de Haan QC joins Gough Square
July 18, 2017Gough Square Chambers is delighted to announce the arrival Kevin de Haan QC formerly of Francis Taylor Buildings. Kevin is a regulatory specialist in...
CTSI Conference 2017
July 11, 2017At the beginning of July Gough Square Chambers attended the annual Chartered Trading Standards Institute (“CTSI”) Conference, which was held in Harrogate. Presentation slides...
FCA publishes proposals on staff incentives
July 6, 2017Following a review of the performance management policies and practices for sales and collections staff at 98 consumer credit firms, the Financial Conduct Authority...
Prudential Regulation Authority publishes statement on Consumer Credit
July 4, 2017The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a statement summarising the findings of its recent review of the consumer credit industry and is going...