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Financial services – Financial Conduct Authority. The interested party brought a complaint against the claimant insurance broker for its failure to act when dealing with his notification of a claim under a directors and officers insurance policy. The claimant sought judicial review of the defendant Financial Ombudsman Service's decision that the interested party had been eligible to bring the complaint. The Administrative Court, in allowing the application, held that the interested party had not fallen within the definition of 'consumer'. Accordingly, as an issue of precedent fact, he had not fallen within the compulsory jurisdiction of the defendant.
Financial services – Financial Conduct Authority. The interested party brought a complaint against the claimant insurance broker for its failure to act when dealing with his notification of a claim under a directors and officers insurance policy. The claimant sought judicial review of the defendant Financial Ombudsman Service's decision that the interested party had been eligible to bring the complaint. The Administrative Court, in allowing the application, held that the interested party had not fallen within the definition of 'consumer'. Accordingly, as an issue of precedent fact, he had not fallen within the compulsory jurisdiction of the defendant.
Update from the Chair of the Bar
By Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group
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Endometriosis Awareness North, a charity raising awareness of endometriosis and supporting those affected across the North of England, has received a £500 boost from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
A decade of reviews and research has disrupted accepted thinking in the search for causality. Suicides following abuse have overtaken domestic homicides. Is the law keeping up? Professor Susan Edwards KC (Hon) examines recent cases and the obstacles to successful prosecution
The case against judge-only justice – and why efficiency is not enough. By Professor Leslie Thomas KC
Heritage as an anchor and a compass, finding our common humanity and embracing the power of the outsider – Melina Antoniadis’s lessons learnt
Seeing the full picture – Baljit Ubhey OBE outlines the CPS action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, offering insights directly relevant to courtroom practice
Lauren Fullerton examines the how, what and why of setting up a second chambers base
