Food Information Regulations 2014 coming into force
December 6, 2014The law of food labelling is on the cusp of change, with new rules coming into force on 13th December 2014. The new regime...
Supreme Court hands down Unfair Relationships case Plevin v Paragon
November 12, 2014The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in 'Plevin v Paragon Personal Finance Ltd'. Copy of judgment available here. Paragon v Plevin uksc...
FCA confirms price cap rules for payday lenders
November 11, 2014Following a consultation process earlier in the year, the FCA has announced the details of the "price cap" that will be imposed on high-cost-short-term...
Court of Appeal judgment on adverse credit reports
November 3, 2014Kate Urell of Gough Square represented the lender in 'Grace & George v Black Horse'. The Court of Appeal held that it was inaccurate...
BIS guidance on new consumer rights
September 16, 2014The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills have published guidance on the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2014. The Regulations provide consumers with new private...
Trading Standards Institute talks: slides available
July 4, 2014This year's annual Trading Standards Institute Conference was held in Harrogate. Fred Philpott and Jonathan Goulding gave a talk on the latest developments concerning...
Jeremy Barnett and Kate Urell hold seminars at the Energy Environment Expo
June 19, 2014On 17th and 18th June, the Excel Centre hosted the Energy Environment Expo on United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC] Regulatory Issues....
Fred Philpott ranked in the Chambers UK Bar 100
June 9, 2014Fred Philpott has been ranked in the Chambers UK Bar 100 as one of the top juniors practising at the Bar of England and Wales....
Fred Philpott and Jonathan Goulding address IFST Golden Jubilee Conference on Food Law cases
June 2, 2014On 15th May 2014 Fred Philpott and Jonathan Goulding delivered a joint presentation on “Modern Food Law Prosecutions” at the IFST (Institute of Food...
Gough Square Chambers trains food crime experts
May 27, 2014With food crime increasingly on the agenda Royal Society of Chemistry qualified Public Analysts, who provide the underpinning science to fight food crime, geared...
PPI ‘mis-selling’ going to the Supreme Court
February 23, 2014Update: read summary of decision here and find copy of judgment available here The Court of Appeal’s judgment in the conjoined cases of Conlon...
High Court decision on unenforceable debt
February 22, 2014Bradley Say and Simon Popplewell, both of Gough Square, appeared before the High Court: In the matter of London Scottish Finance Ltd (in Administration)...