Legal 500 Rankings – Chambers Retains No 1 Spot
September 30, 2021Gough Square remains the number 1 set for Consumer law, according to the Legal 500 rankings for 2022. It is also recommended in Banking...
September’s PLC Column – Goodinson and Default Notices
September 30, 2021In September’s PLC column Thomas Samuels considers the recent case of Goodinson v PRA Group (UK) Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 957 concerning the evidential value of...
High Court Clarifies Exemption from COBS 10 Appropriateness Requirements
September 20, 2021Mrs Justice Collins Rice has handed down judgment in R (Chadwin & Ors) v Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd [2021] EWHC 2523 (Admin) in...
New guidelines to sentence trade mark offences published
September 10, 2021The new sentencing guidelines for offences of unauthorised use of a trade mark come into effect on the 1st October 2021. Those of us...
August’s PLC Column – ‘Hodgson v Creation’ and Solar Panel Mis-selling
September 7, 2021In August's PLC column, Sabrina Goodchild considers the recent solar panel 'mis-selling' case of Hodgson v Creation Consumer Finance Ltd [2021] EWHC 2167 (Comm), which concerned...
Josephine Hayes succeeds in appeals of two mortgage lenders who were victims of forgeries
August 27, 2021Mr Justice Morgan has allowed the appeals of two mortgage lenders each of which had made loans intended to be secured by registered first...
Jonathan Goulding and Alison Hollis succeed in Fraudulent Trading and Misleading Advertising Prosecution
August 24, 2021On 11 August 2021, a director, Wemba Akobola, and Tshovo Accountancy Services Limited were found guilty of fraudulent trading and misleading advertising. Over a...
Pedal to Paris 2021
August 20, 2021Gough Square is pleased to support the Mighty Oaks Team as they pedal to Paris to raise money for the Royal British Legion. Between...
NLJ Article on Self-Isolation
August 5, 2021In a July New Law Journal article, Fred Philpott discusses the lack of clarity in the law on self-isolation. NLJ Self Isolation
Government outlines proposed reforms to bolster consumer protection
July 28, 2021The government has published proposals to increase enforcement powers - including fines of up to 10% of global turnover for breaches of consumer law...
John Pugh -2021
July 10, 2021We are saddened by the unexpected news that John Pugh, of John Pugh Chambers in Liverpool, has died. John acted for consumers in such...
May’s PLC Column: Broker Commission post-Pengelly and Wood
May 29, 2021In May's PLC column, Ruth Bala considers how to defend broker secret commission claims following the recent decision in Wood v Commercial First Business Ltd...