Jane Anderson

Jun 7, 2024 | lexology.com | Jane Anderson |Laura McKay

In November 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introduced a series of new measures in a bid to tackle greenwashing and increase the transparency over claims regulated firms make about the sustainability of their products and services offered to consumers. Greenwashing refers to a practice where false or misleading claims are made about a product or service that implies they are more environmentally sound than they actually are.

Apr 25, 2024 | lexology.com | Jane Anderson |Emily Fowler

In August 2023 we discussed the proposed changes regarding mediation in the small claims track and HMCTS have now confirmed that parties will need to attend a mediation appointment as part of the court process on all small claim cases filed from 22 May 2024. HMCTS have confirmed that “attending a mediation session will become an integrated, required step” and it will apply to all small claims that involve a money dispute.

Apr 21, 2024 | lexology.com | Laura McKay |Jane Anderson

Hugh Grant has recently (17 April 2024) spoken about how he has reluctantly settled his claim against News Group Newspapers (NGN), publishers for The Sun newspaper, for an “enormous” sum of money. Mr Grant’s claim is just one of several brought by celebrities in recent years over the alleged phone hacking scandals by some newspapers.

Apr 4, 2024 | lexology.com | Lara Jackson |Jane Anderson

The implementation of the new Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) regime in England and Wales on October 1 2023 marked a significant milestone in civil litigation, representing one of the most substantial changes in the legal landscape over the past decade. Since the extension of the regime, in most commercial claims valued at between £25,000 and £100,000 the new costs regime will apply.

Mar 20, 2024 | lexology.com | Julie C. Dao |Jane Anderson

Regulators in the UK continue to put the fight against financial crime on the top of their agenda. The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) recently published warnings to firms over common anti-money laundering (“AML”) framework failures.