The start of a new year is a time to look forward to the months ahead, but it is also an opportunity for reflection. On that…
With the financial sanctions imposed against Russia has been widening and deepening over the past year, more and more businesses and investors have paid attention…
FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE MARCH 2017 1. AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL ADVICE In September 2016 the government published a consultation exercise on amending the definition…
Under sections 140A-140D of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 credit transactions may be re-opened as a matter of judicial discretion. These wide judicial powers were…
This is a wide field and the barristers of No5’s commercial and chancery group frequently advise and act for clients in their claims for professional…
This article considers the recent first instance judgment in Shah v HSBC [2012] EWHC 1283 (QB), in which Mr Shah at trial failed in each…
An article titled Legal uncertainty: the criminal liability of partnerships for bribery under the Bribery Act 2010 appeared in the Journal of International Banking and…
