In November, the Supreme Court ruled that the scale of bank charges could not be challenged as unfair under consumer contract rules. But a client of the Govan Law Centre has won the right to challenge the Bank of Scotland’s overdraft charges under …
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Bank overdraft charges face new legal attack – BBC Business
After nearly three years of trying to use the law to attack the scale of bank charges, the OFT has thrown in the towel. Last month, the Supreme Court told the OFT that it could not use part of the 1999 Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations to …
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Q&A: Bank overdraft charges – BBC Business
The decision follows last month’s Supreme Court ruling that the OFT could not use a part of the unfair consumer contract regulations to decide if bank charges were unfair. The court overturned earlier rulings that the charges, which can be as high as …
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OFT drops unfair bank charges case – Daily Telegraph
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the charges are not subject to regulation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) under unfair contract rules. The ruling means that millions of people who have paid the charges will not be entitled to refunds …
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Overdraft charges: consumers back Supreme Court ruling – Daily Telegraph
MILLIONS of people who are fighting to get overdraft charges refunded were dealt a massive blow yesterday when the banks were handed a shock victory at the Supreme Court. Britain’s highest court ruled the charges do not come under “unfair contract …
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One million snubbed as banks win overdraft charges fight – yorkshirepost
