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Rubenstein v HSBC Bank Plc 2012

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United Kingdom
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March 1 2013

For banks, investment advisers, and their professional indemnity insurers, the Court of Appeal ruling in Rubenstein v HSBC has been eagerly

FSB principles add weight to contributory negligence arguments against lenders

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United Kingdom
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April 30 2012

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), the international regulatory task force set up following the recent global financial crisis with the aim of developing and promoting effective regulatory policies in the interest of improved financial security, has just published its Principles for Sound Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices

All aboard the causation bandwagon

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United Kingdom
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October 14 2011

Like the proverbial buses that eventually arrive in pairs, at a time when there has been much controversy about the issue of causation, it is ironic that there have now been two significant High Court judgments setting the position within the regulated sector in stark contrast to the general law as interpreted by the Courts

FOS does not breach human rights

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United Kingdom
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July 7 2011

The FOS’s compliance with fundamental principles of justice was thrown into the spotlight by last week’s ECHR decision in the cause célèbre case of Heather Moor & Edgecomb Limited (HME) v UK (FOS

FOS maximum award limit to rise to £150k

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United Kingdom
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June 2 2011

A month later than planned, the FSA announced on 27 May that the proposals set out in CP 1021 would be implemented

Class actions in the UK - the Financial Services Bill

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United Kingdom
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March 22 2010

D&O and PI insurers could face an increase in high-value claims if the Financial Services Bill, currently at the Committee Stage in the House of Lords, is adopted

Round up

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United Kingdom
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November 19 2008

This year saw another IFA try to take a stand against the Financial Ombudsman Service

Good news for the insurance industry

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United Kingdom
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July 13 2007

In a recent decision on two linked cases (Bunney v Burns Anderson Plc & Anor and Cahill v Timothy James & Partners Limited), the High Court held that the Financial Ombudsman Service may not make a binding award requiring a redress payment in excess of £100k

FSA enquiry evidence no longer remains confidential

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United Kingdom
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July 9 2007

A Court of Appeal ruling has caused uproar and may have jeopardised the FSA’s capacity for gathering information

FOS loses again - with more attacks to follow

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United Kingdom
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July 9 2007

The scope of the Ombudsman’s powers has been undermined once again by the decision in the recent cases of Bunney and Cahill