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11 December 2013
Issue: 7588 / Categories: Legal News
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Calls clampdown

Third reading of Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill

Claims management companies are to be regulated by the Legal Ombudsman, and could be fined or ordered to pay compensation to customers provided with a poor service or where information is gathered by unsolicited calls and texts, under law reforms being introduced through the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill. The Bill had its third reading in the House of Lords this week. The Ministry of Justice expects the reforms to be implemented later in 2014. 

Issue: 7588 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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