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02 May 2014
Issue: 7604 / Categories: Legal News
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Swaps mis-selling

"Fault lines" identified in war against banks

Litigators rarely win swaps mis-selling claims in court against banks because of the “supremacy of contract in English law”, according to Simon Duncan, solicitor at Moon Beever, in this week’s NLJ. Outlining a series of cases, however, he argues that “fault lines have been identified” and “the parameters of the fight for recompense against the banks for swap mis-selling are only just being defined. They are not as narrow as the banks had hoped and I am optimistic that we will be able to build on these small victories”.

Issue: 7604 / 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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