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In the first of a series of articles on banking litigation, Simon Duncan discusses how limitation can be used to counter swaps mis-selling claims

Simon Duncan examines the swaps mis-selling litigation.

Alternative Power Solution Ltd v Central Electricity Board and another [2014] UKPC 31, [2014] All ER (D) 55 (Sep)

The banks’ imposition of business support measures on small to medium-sized business have gone awry, a banking lawyer has warned.
 

Business support may be the banks' next headache, says Aidan Briggs

Peter Thompson QC explains why UK taxpayers deserve an amnesty

Richard Shave reflects on a tumultuous 12 months in the banking world

Roderick Ramage describes a radical shift in the law on bankruptcy

How do banks juggle duty to their customers with money-laundering obligations, asks Simon Goldstone

Should the SFO rush in to prosecute banks over LIBOR, asks David Corker

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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