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UK financial services regulation: up-date on the progress of the government’s reforms

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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February 18 2013

In June 2010, in the wake of the financial crisis of 20072008, the Government announced its plans to abolish the Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’

Corporate governance: executive remuneration: the ABI publishes revised Principles of Remuneration

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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November 30 2012

On 26 November 2012, the Association of British Insurers (‘ABI’) published a revised version of its Principles of Remuneration aimed at the remuneration committees of listed companies

Appeal judge makes first decision reversing “unfair relationship” finding: Conlon v Black Horse Limited

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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November 16 2012

On 7 November 2012, Mr Justice Wilkie (sitting in the Leeds High Court and on an appeal) handed down an extempore judgment in Conlon v Black Horse Limited following an appeal by Black Horse Limited (“Black Horse”) against the finding by Mr Recorder Atherton (sitting in the Manchester County Court) that there was unfairness within the relationship between the parties within the meaning of Section 140A of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (the “CCA 1974”) resulting from the sale of payment protection insurance (“PPI”) to Mrs Conlon

Card protection company hit with record £10.5m fine following FSA probe

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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November 15 2012

The Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) has expressed its distaste for the selling of low cost insurance products that offer little or no value to the customer

The final countdown: PPI appeal withdrawn from Supreme Court

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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August 29 2012

In a welcome development for lenders and brokers, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has sealed a consent order withdrawing the borrowers’ appeal from the Court of Appeal’s decision in Harrison & Harrison v Black Horse Limited 2011 EWCA Civ 1128

Allocation of PPI claims of £5,000 or less? Simples!

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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May 24 2012

His Honour Judge Simpkiss (sitting on appeal) recently handed down judgment in Linda Loughlin v Black Horse Limited 2012 EW Misc 8 concerning whether a claim for the alleged misselling of payment protection insurance (“PPI”) should be re-allocated from the small claims track to the fast track

PPI: is the gravy train running into the buffer?

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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May 23 2012

It has been another busy year for The Financial Ombudsman Service, one dominated by consumer complaints about payment protection insurance mis-selling

UK financial regulation: government proposals for reform: a brief up-date

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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April 30 2012

The Financial Services Bill was introduced into Parliament on 26 January 2012 and will reform the system which currently regulates the UK’s financial services industry

Fixed protection and life assurance cover: beware HMRC’s unexpected stance!

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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March 31 2012

HMRC has recently taken an unexpected stance in relation to the extent to which fixed protection is compatible with ongoing life assurance cover

Supreme Court grants permission to appeal on unfair relationship provisions in Harrison & Harrison v Black Horse Limited

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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March 12 2012

Introduction On 21 February 2012, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom gave Mr & Mrs Harrison permission to appeal the Court of Appeal’s emphatic decision in Harrison & Harrison v Black Horse Limited 2011 EWCA Civ 1128 which considered whether the taking of an undisclosed commission (when there was no regulatory obligation to disclose the existence or amount of the commission) created an “unfair relationship” under Section 140A of the Consumer Credit Act 1974

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UK financial services regulation: up-date on the progress of the government’s reforms

Corporate governance: executive remuneration: the ABI publishes revised Principles of Remuneration

Appeal judge makes first decision reversing “unfair relationship” finding: Conlon v Black Horse Limited

Card protection company hit with record £10.5m fine following FSA probe

The final countdown: PPI appeal withdrawn from Supreme Court

Allocation of PPI claims of £5,000 or less? Simples!

PPI: is the gravy train running into the buffer?

UK financial regulation: government proposals for reform: a brief up-date

Fixed protection and life assurance cover: beware HMRC’s unexpected stance!

Supreme Court grants permission to appeal on unfair relationship provisions in Harrison & Harrison v Black Horse Limited

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