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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

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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