In Banca B. SA v A.A.A (Case C 269/19) ECLI:EU:C:2020:954 the First Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that National Courts can facilitate negotiations to replace an unfair term where...
In the case of Dexia Nederland BV v XXX and Z , the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave judgment in two cases relating to the provisions of The Unfair Contract Terms Directive (93/13/EEC). The directive...
In a decision that will be welcomed by the banking industry, the High Court in the case of Philipp v Barclays Bank UK plc [2021] EWHC 10 (Comm) has confirmed that the “Quincecare Duty” placed upon banks is...
The First Chamber of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has made a preliminary ruling in the case of Denizbank AG v Verein fur Konsumenteninformation (Case C-287/19) [ECLI:EU:C:2020:897]. It has clarified the...
In Andrew Milne v Open Access Finance Ltd [2020] EWHC 1420 (Ch) the Court rejected an appeal against the making of a representative order under CPR r. 19.6 but allowed the appeal challenging the identity of that...
In Canada Square Operations Ltd v Mrs Beverley Potter [2020] EWHC 672 (QB) , the High Court heard an appeal by the creditor against the decision of Mr Recorder Rosen QC. In the decision it was found that the creditor...
In Signature Living Hotel Ltd v Sulyok [2020] EWHC 257 (Ch), the High Court was asked to consider whether two deeds of guarantee were enforceable in circumstances where the signature of the director of the surety had...
The FCA has issued its latest ‘Dear CEO‘ letter, this time to CMCs in relation to PPI complaints. The FCA has recognised that lenders are facing very significant operational challenges in being able to deal...