12 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw
The Liechtenstein bank LGT Treuhand (now known as Fiduco Treuhand) has been ordered to pay €7.3m to one of its customers, to compensate him for being prosecuted for tax evasion in Germany.
Heinrich...
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10 February 2010 | Karen Jacobs
The Ministry of Justice has published a consultation on whether a minimum threshold should be imposed on orders for sale applications (following a charging order) in relation to consumer credit debts only....
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9 February 2010 | Steven Mills
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“the Act”) provides obligations on a bank to notify the authorities if they suspect a customer of money laundering.
As the Court of Appeal noted, a bank is in the...
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2 February 2010 | Steven Mills
When a claim is allocated to the small claim usually the successful party is unable to recover the costs. In this case the Judge held that the successful defendant could recover their costs.
The...
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2 February 2010 | Steven Mills
The OFT is consulting on guidance because of concerns that some debtors are being misled into thinking that these sections can be used to get their debts written off and that some creditors are not following...
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27 January 2010 | Karen Jacobs
The Financial Services Authority has published proposals to strengthen existing rules on arrears handling.
The key arrears proposals:
Make plain that firms must not add early repayment charges...
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14 January 2010 | Karen Jacobs
Lord Justice Jackson’s report on costs in civil litigation has been published today. His proposals make dramatic reading.
The headline proposals are as follows:
Conditional fees. These are...
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12 January 2010 | Karen Jacobs
If the signature is not authorised then the guarantee is not effective. Section 4 of the Statute of Frauds Act 1677 provides that a guarantee must be in writing and signed by the guarantor or a person...
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5 January 2010 | Clare Stothard |
Can debtors avoid paying their debts under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 ("the Act") if a bank is unable to provide an exact copy of the agreement?
Judge David Waksman held that the banks could satisfy...
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22 December 2009 | Clare Stothard
The Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") has decided to drop its investigation into the fairness of bank charges.
This decision comes after the Supreme Court decision last month in which the banks successfully...
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