Following conviction for the offence of contravening professional diligence, Douglas Hubble, a door-to-door fish salesman, was sentenced on 1 October 2021 by Mr Recorder Makepeace QC at Teesside Crown Court to 8 months’ immediate imprisonment and a 7 year Criminal Behaviour Order preventing him from all unsolicited doorstep selling. On nine separate occasions, the commercial practices […]

Gough Square remains the number 1 set for Consumer law, according to the Legal 500 rankings for 2022. It is also recommended in Banking and Finance (including consumer credit) and Financial Services. Testimonials include: ‘Undoubtedly the best set for consumer work.’ ‘A clear leader in the area of financial services.’ ‘Have long been one of […]

In 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 reconstituted default notices. The column may be read here.

Mrs Justice Collins Rice has handed down judgment in R (Chadwin & Ors) v Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd [2021] EWHC 2523 (Admin) in which Thomas Samuels successfully appeared for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. The decision concerns a challenge to FSCS’s determination in relation to COBS 10.4.1R(1)(b), one of the three conditions required to […]

The new sentencing guidelines for offences of unauthorised use of a trade mark come into effect on the 1st October 2021. Those of us working frequently on these types of case have long stated how inconsistent sentencing could be in the Crown Court, where the offences are something of a novelty and are often unfamiliar. […]

In 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 alleged misrepresentation and sections 56 and 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. The column may be read here.

Mr Justice Morgan has allowed the appeals of two mortgage lenders each of which had made loans intended to be secured by registered first legal charge to finance a property purchase, unaware that each transaction involved (as the trial judge found) the forgery by one joint proprietor of the other’s signature on the contract of […]

On 11 August 2021, a director, Wemba Akobola, and Tshovo Accountancy Services Limited were found guilty of fraudulent trading and misleading advertising. Over a two year period (Jan 2018 – Dec 2019) the defendants made false representations to applicants for junior trainee accountant jobs by stating, in both online advertising and at job interviews, that […]

Gough Square is pleased to support the Mighty Oaks Team as they pedal to Paris to raise money for the Royal British Legion. Between 2 and 6 September 2021, the group of Dads from Sevenoaks Rugby Club will, together with hundreds of other fundraisers, be cycling the 460km from London to Paris in aid of […]

In a July New Law Journal article, Fred Philpott discusses the lack of clarity in the law on self-isolation. NLJ Self Isolation