Keystone Law | United Kingdom | 6 Dec 2021
The UK government is consulting on its proposals to regulate BNPL, with comments due by 6 January 2022. In this article, payments and e-commerce…
Burges Salmon LLP | United Kingdom | 1 Nov 2021
As mentioned in our last update in this area, the pandemic has seen a boom within the consumer credit market while regulatory concerns have arisen…
Bird & Bird LLP | United Kingdom | 27 Oct 2021
In our article last month (available here), we explored how Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) works, how it is currently regulated in the UK and the impact of…
Gowling WLG | United Kingdom | 22 Oct 2021
Her Majesty's Treasury ("HMT") has this week published a . In this Insight, Sushil Kuner, Principal Associate in our UK Financial Services Regulatory…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 21 Oct 2021
HMT has today published its much-anticipated consultation on regulating the Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) credit market, following the Woolard Review…
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP | United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2021
The decision in CFL Finance Ltd v Laser Trust & Gertner [2021] EWCA Civ 228 raised the issue as to whether a settlement agreement with an individual…
Locke Lord LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Apr 2021
The Court of Appeal's decision in CFL Finance v Laser Trust (2021)[1] is a reminder (if one is needed) that agreements to resolve disputes (i.e…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 24 Mar 2021
The Court of Appeal has found that a defendant creditor could not rely on a limitation defence to a borrower’s claim that its non-disclosure of a…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 19 Mar 2021
The UK Government’s proposed amendments to the Financial Services Bill are the first step towards the regulation of buy-now-pay-later products. The…
Bird & Bird LLP | United Kingdom | 10 Feb 2021
On 2 February 2021, former interim Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Christopher Woolard CBE, published a review on the risks…