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Financial services leader is new Shoosmiths client
Shoosmiths is to handle key areas of legal work for LV=, the financial services provider formerly known as Liverpool Victoria.
Date: 2008-11-18

Shoosmiths Manchester expansion gathers momentum
Within weeks of announcing plans to open in Manchester, Shoosmiths has made two further appointments, taking the team launching the new office in January next year to nine.
Date: 2008-11-07

Shoosmiths builds on ING relationship
The national law firm’s Lender Services unit will give recoveries, litigation, and general consumer credit advice.
Date: 2008-10-20

Law firm Shoosmiths to open in Manchester with lender services team
National law firm Shoosmiths has announced plans to open a new office in Manchester within the next three months, establishing the firm’s first base in the North West.
Date: 2008-10-13

Debt recovery remedies on the way - but not until 2009
A raft of new remedies is being proposed as a result of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.
Date: 2008-08-08

Lenders urged to consider changes when planning debt recovery strategies
The Common Financial Statement (CFS) was relaunched on 16 June 2008. Sponsored by the British Bankers Association (BBA) and the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA), the CFS provides trigger figures agreed with the industry and advice sector.
Date: 2008-08-05

Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008: Impact on the Finance Industry
The new Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 have wide-reaching implications for all sorts of businesses. Here, partner and head of asset finance Joanne Davis looks at how they might affect the finance sector.
Date: 2008-08-05

Takeover tax planning: How loan notes can help
With appropriate structuring of takeovers, sellers can benefit from tax savings by receiving loan notes.
Date: 2008-08-04

Information Commissioner launches his annual report - What your business needs to know
The IC has just released his annual report for 2008 and his message to businesses is clear: "He intends to be a force to be reckoned with" and "although we may have heard similar messages over the years, this time its worth sitting up and listening."
Date: 2008-08-01

Data security breaches and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
The national news has featured many cases of serious data security breaches. In June it was the retail company Cotton Traders Ltd who illustrated the far reaching consequences of inadequate security systems.
Date: 2008-08-01

Consumer Credit Act pitfall for shared equity schemes
The slow-down in the housing market is prompting developers to look for more innovative ways to encourage sales of residential properties.
Date: 2008-07-24

New recruit swells Lender Services ranks
Shoosmiths’ Lender Services team has added a new lawyer to its ranks.
Date: 2008-07-02

Shoosmiths to claw back dealer commission refunds for GE
Shoosmiths is to recover motor dealer commission refunds for GE Money, one of the world's leading finance providers.
Date: 2008-06-13

Three issues key to bank charges test case
On 24 April 2008, the now celebrated test case on charges made by banks and building societies for unauthorised overdrafts was taken to the High Court by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), seven UK banks and a building society.
Date: 2008-06-13

Relief from Forfeiture
Relief from forfeiture is a remedy provided by the High Court allowing a customer a further opportunity to perform his contractual obligations, and is only granted in limited cases.
Date: 2008-06-13

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