All Consumer issues, debt and bankruptcy articles
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NewsSRA seeks to be added as creditor in bankruptcy of ex-Axiom Ince boss
Disposal hearing stayed until trustee in bankruptcy is notified of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s case.
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NewsDisputes Week: CAT inundated by ‘class action’ surge
With the Competition Appeal Tribunal hosting a ‘glut’ of multi-billion-pound claims, proposed reform of the UK’s collective action regime may need to be resurrected.
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NewsCompetition watchdog unveils guidance for unregulated legal providers
Competition and Markets Authority says businesses providing will-writing and online divorce should not make misleading comparisons with solicitors.
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NewsBusy competition watchdog creates deputy GC post
Competition and Markets Authority's workload and responsibilities are expected to grow even more next year.
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NewsProcessing delays cause ‘damaging sclerosis in civil justice’
Consumer watchdog urges action over ‘rapid deterioration in service quality in recent times’.
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NewsCompetition watchdog sets its sights on will-writers
Competition and Markets Authority is worried not all firms are complying with consumer protection laws.
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OpinionBritcoin is not as bonkers as it sounds
Access to public - central bank - money is essential for stability in the post-cash economy.
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NewsLaw centre's relief over debt advice funding
Morale plummeted when government-sponsored body embarked on recommissioning exercise.
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OpinionCompetition law still isn’t up to the job
The government and the CMA always insisted competition law would protect people. It doesn’t and it never did.
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NewsS and G upbeat despite sharp rise in pre-tax losses
National firm points to ‘resilient’ performance amid pandemic and predicts recovery in 2022.
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NewsStrikes not ‘extraordinary circumstances’ for cancelled flights, CoA rules
Strikes over pay or conditions will not generally involve ‘extraordinary circumstances’, Court of Appeal rules.
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NewsFirm fined for dumping 1,200 unallocated payments into holding account
Delays in handling payments caused at least one person to be wrongly pursued through county court.
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NewsSupreme Court shut the door on Google claim, but 'left it ajar' for others
Lawyers say the ruling in Lloyd v Google is 'likely only to be the beginning in this hotly contested area'.
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NewsEnforcement agents may enter homes via video, court decides
High Court was asked to clarify whether a physical visit needs to take place before goods are seized.
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NewsJR has improved consumer rights, Which? tells Faulks review
Any changes to judicial review should relate to extending the window to issue proceedings.
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FeatureShould there be a right to banking?
In July 2019 the High Court found in favour of Royal Bank of Scotland in N v RBS, which was brought by a former customer seeking damages flowing from what it said were unlawful actions taken by RBS.
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NewsEx-client pursued for £1,800 costs years after halting RTA claim
Bill of costs included litigation executive charging £250 an hour for work on minor RTA claim.
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NewsEx-clients of collapsed PI firm pay thousands in wasted costs
Update on progress of JC & A administration shows work ongoing to pursue wasted costs.
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NewsCreditors owed £3.6m by closed PI firm set to end up with nothing
Funds will be raised from property sales and completed work at Seth Lovis & Co, but lenders are first in line.
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NewsSome Ince creditors set to recoup just 1.6%, warn administrators
Update also gives notices that administration costs could rise to more than £1m.