Practical Law

Background On 6 April 2007, sections 140A to D of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (the 1974 Act) came into force pursuant to the Consumer Credit Act 2006 (the 2006 Act). These replaced the old “extortionate credit bargain” provisions and, in brief, confer powers on the court to grant relief in connection with a credit … Continue reading Unfair credit relationships, PPI payments, and limitation: Smith and another v Royal Bank of Scotland plc →

The new Practice Direction 57AC (Witness evidence at trial) is set to significantly alter the approach taken to witness statements in the Business and Property Courts (B&PCs) by introducing new rules to deal with “the phenomenon over-long, over-lawyered trial witness statements” (paragraph 10 of the Factual Witness Evidence in Trials before the Business & Property … Continue reading A new approach to witness statements in the Business and Property Courts: the new Practice Direction 57AC →