Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards Shortlist

June 25, 2015

Gough Square is pleased to announce that Iain MacDonald and James Ross have both been shortlisted for the Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2015 in...

New Practical Law Consumer Credit Column

June 15, 2015

Chambers is pleased to announce that James Ross, Ruth Bala, Thomas Samuels and Lee Finch will now be contributing a monthly column on consumer...

Gough Square Chambers to host Consumer Rights Act Conference

June 9, 2015

On 16 July 2015, Gough Square Chambers is hosting a conference on the Consumer Rights Act 2015 which is due to come into force...

High Court judgment on unfair relationship summary judgment

June 3, 2015

Swift J in the High Court has handed down judgment in 'Axton v GE Money Mortgages Ltd', a decision on summary judgment under the...

BIS publishes Guidance on CRA Enforcement

June 3, 2015

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills ("BIS") has published guidance on enhanced enforcement measures introduced by the Consumer Rights Act 2015. Guidance available...

Podcast on Secret Commissions and Fiduciary Obligations

April 28, 2015

In a new podcast, Thomas Samuels discusses the case law on secret commissions and fiduciary obligations in consumer law. The podcast is available through...

Court of Appeal rules parking charges are not ‘penalties’

April 23, 2015

The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment today in Parkingeye v Beavis [2015] EWCA Civ 402. Jonathan Kirk QC successfully represented the parking...

CPR Part 36: New Rules

April 10, 2015

A new version of Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules now applies to offers made on or after 6 April this year. Although...

Mortgage Credit Directive Order

April 8, 2015

Parliament made the Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (SI 2015/910) on 25th March 2015. Copy available here MCDO. Generally, the MCDO will comes into...

Anthony Scrivener QC: 1935 – 2015

April 6, 2015

Gough Square pays its respects to Anthony Scrivener QC and it was with great sadness that we received the news of his death. His...

Swift 1st Ltd v the Chief Land Registrar CA judgment

April 1, 2015

Swift 1st Ltd, represented by Josephine Hayes of Gough Square has succeeded in defeating the Chief Land Registrar's appeal. The Chief Land Registrar appealed...

Consumer Rights Bill receives royal assent

March 27, 2015

The long-debated Consumer Rights Bill received royal assent yesterday (26th March 2015). A copy of the Act is available here: Consumer Rights Act 2015....