Practice note on loans to family members, friends and trusts
July 6, 2016Thomas Samuels has produced a new practice note for Practical Law which considers loans to family members, friends and trusts and whether these fall...
CTSI Conference 2016
June 29, 2016Last week Gough Square Chambers attended the annual Chartered Trading Standards Institute ("CTSI") Conference, which was held in Telford. Presentation slides available here: A High...
CA hands down decision in ‘PAG 118 v West Bromwich’
June 9, 2016The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in Alexander (as representative of Property 118 Action Group) v West Bromwich Mortgage Company Ltd [2016]...
FCA publishes rules on price comparisons of high cost short-term credit
May 31, 2016The FCA has published policy statement PS16/15, which includes final rules for price comparison websites comparing high cost short term credit products. the new...
CA decision ‘Nelmes v NRAM’ on secret broker commission
May 27, 2016The Court of Appeal handed down judgment yesterday in 'Nelmes v NRAM plc'. The Court found that there was an 'unfair relationship' arising from...
New UCPD Guidance
May 26, 2016The European Commission has issued new guidance on the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. The guidance replaces the Commission's guidance of 3 December 2009. The...
CA hands down judgment in ‘SimplySure’
May 17, 2016The Court of Appeal today handed down judgment allowing the appeal in Personal Touch Financial Services Ltd v SimplySure Ltd and Usay Business Ltd [2016] EWCA...
FCA publishes Responsible Lending Review
May 17, 2016The FCA has published a Thematic Review detailing its key findings on how firms are applying its responsible lending rules in MCOB chapter 11. These...
CMA provisional decision on remedies
May 17, 2016The Competition and Markets Authority has published its Provisional Decision on Remedies, proposing a remedy package to enhance competition in the markets for (a)...
Kumarasamy v Edwards in the Supreme Court
May 5, 2016Julian Gun Cuninghame and Daniel Brayley (led by Philip Rainey QC of Tanfield Chambers) represented the landlord appellant in the Supreme Court today in...
Consumer Rights Act 2015 – One Year On Conference
April 29, 2016Central Law Training ("CLT") is hosting a day's conference on Thursday 5th May 2016, reviewing the implementation of the Consumer Rights Act 2015. For...
Successful defence of Caffe Nero
April 15, 2016Jonathan Goulding has successfully defended Caffe Nero in a food safety prosecution. Following a three day trial, on 24th March 2016, Caffe Nero was acquitted of...