CJEU Case on Durable Medium

February 13, 2017

The Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") has delivered its judgment in a case concerning the interpretation of articles 36(1) and 41(1) of...

CMA secures undertakings from another university

February 8, 2017

On 8 February 2017, the University of East Anglia gave undertakings to the Competition and Markets Authority in respect of the University's contract with...

CJEU case on application of Res Judicata to Unfair Terms

January 27, 2017

The CJEU has handed down judgment in Banco Primus SA v Jesus Gutierrez Garcia (Case C‑421/14, 2017). This was a request for a preliminary ruling from...

FCA publishes final guidance on default notices

January 23, 2017

The FCA has published its final guidance on the circumstances when it is necessary to serve a default notice on a guarantor before taking...

FCA produces new information sheets

January 20, 2017

Under section 86A of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, lenders are required to give debtors a copy of the relevant information sheet when they...

FCA takes first criminal action against unlicensed consumer credit lender

January 19, 2017

On 17 January 2017, Mr Dharam Prakash Gopee appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with offences under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and Financial...

Update on CMA’s gambling investigation

January 19, 2017

On 18 January 2017, the Competition and Markets Authority provided an update on its on-going investigation into potential breaches of consumer law in the...

Upper Tribunal decision on variation of permission

January 17, 2017

In Koksal (t/a Arcis Management Consultancy) v Financial Conduct Authority [2016] UKUT 478 (TCC), the Upper Tribunal upheld the Financial Conduct Authority's refusal to...

Lord Goodhart QC 1933-2017

January 15, 2017

We are saddened by the news that former member of chambers Lord Goodhart Q.C died on 10th January. Our sympathies are with his family....

FCA Recalls CCA Information Sheets

January 4, 2017

On 22 December the FCA announced that the new consumer credit information sheets that were due to be used from the 18th January 2017...

FCA Policy Statement: Mortgage Payment Shortfalls

December 21, 2016

The FCA has issued policy statement PS15/25 on home finance customers (i.e. customers with mortgages or home purchase plans) who are experiencing a payment...

FCA Statement on PPI

December 21, 2016

In August 2016, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP16/20) on setting a deadline for consumers to make any further Payment Protection Insurance ("PPI")...