David de Ferrars

Jun 10, 2024 | lexology.com | David de Ferrars |Tom Charnley |Ben Jones

Simona Halep, former Tennis world number one, was handed a four-year ban by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for violations of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. On appeal, the suspension was reduced to nine-months - a still significant impediment to a sparkling career. Simona Halep's caseIn August 2022 at the US open, Halep tested positive for the banned substance Roxadustat.

Aug 4, 2023 | lexology.com | David de Ferrars |Emma Allen |Lorna Bramich

The Supreme Court's judgment in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK Plc was handed down on 12 July 2023. Given the rise in authorised push payment fraud (APP Fraud) with a reported £485.2 million being lost in the UK in 2022, this case has been closely watched.

Mar 15, 2023 | lexology.com | David de Ferrars

In the wake of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failing last week, the consensus appears to be this isn't a systematic banking sector problem of the type that led to the 2008/9 global financial crisis. But there are problems brewing.