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Barrier to justice raised as court fees rise by 600%

The Civil and Family Proceedings (Amendment) Fees Order has been approved in the House of Lords. This massively increases the court issue fee to £10,000 from £1,920 (raised last year from £1,670).

Interest Rate Hedging Product (IRHP) Review: Confidential agreement between FCA and major banks published

The Financial Conduct Authority’s confidential agreement with several major banks, which set up the Interest Rate Hedging Product (IRHP) Review, was published today. The Treasury Select Committee has also…

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HMRC Advice for the tax treatment of Interest Rate Hedging Products (IRHP Review) redress payments

HMRC has distributed tax advice leaflets for banks to hand to customers receiving redress from mis-sold Interest Rate Hedging Products (IRHP), urging correct tax return reporting. Affected banks must review sales since 2001 under FCA supervision, leading to customer compensation. Redress payments, consisting of basic redress, 8% compensatory interest, and consequential losses, are generally taxable income or subject to capital gains tax. Individuals should account for tax deducted from interest. HMRC recommends consulting an accountant for complex scenarios.

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A Royal Bad Bank: RBS Capital Resolution (RCR)

RBS’ bad bank (Royal Bank of Scotland Capital Resolution – RCR) has been set up to take over RBS’ bad loans (those with significant non-performing assets).  When transferring…

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Barclays’ attempt to strike-out swaps mis-selling claim (on limitation defence) dismissed by High Court

The High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) has recently dismissed an attempt by Barclays Bank to strike-out an interest rate hedging product (IRHP) mis-selling claim for being issued more…

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RBS & Clifford Chance Report on GRG Branded ‘Whitewash’

The Royal Bank of Scotland has today published Clifford Chance’s review of the central allegation made against the bank in the damning Tomlinson Report written by Dr Tomlinson, commissioned…

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Royal Bank of Scotland’s GRG Whistleblower Reveals All in Channel 4 Investigation

In an exclusive interview with Channel 4, a former Relationship Manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s ‘business support’ unit Global Restructuring Group (GRG) has revealed how RBS…

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Tomlinson Report Accuses RBS & Lloyds Bank of ‘Unscrupulous Practices’

Entrepreneur in residence at the BIS, Dr Lawrence Tomlinson, has today published an explosive report which accuses many of Britain’s banks of ‘heavy handed profiteering and abhorrent behaviour.’…

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BBC Panorama exposes costly bank ‘swap’ scandal

LEXLAW have recently advised and given expert comment to BBC Panorama in order expose, on behalf of our SME clients, the banks who mis-sold. The programme will expose…

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Court of Appeal Judgment: Green & Rowley v The Royal Bank of Scotland

 Neutral Citation Number: [2013] EWCA Civ 1197 Case No: A3/2013/0138 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION) ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE MANCHESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY…