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Bank overdraft charges face new legal attack – BBC Business

Posted by UFBC on Monday, 22 February, 2010

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


Banks’ fees victory spurs Foxtons appeal – report – Euro News

Posted by UFBC on Wednesday, 23 December, 2009

The paper said the decision was taken after Britain’s consumer watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading, dropped its case against retail lenders over bank charges, giving new hope that an … In November the UK Supreme Court ruled against the watchdog …

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Banks’ fees victory spurs Foxtons appeal – report – Euro News


Banks’ fees victory spurs Foxtons appeal – report – Euro News

Posted by UFBC on Wednesday, 23 December, 2009

The paper said the decision was taken after Britain’s consumer watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading, dropped its case against retail lenders over bank charges, giving new hope that an … In November the UK Supreme Court ruled against the watchdog …

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Banks’ fees victory spurs Foxtons appeal – report – Reuters UK

Posted by UFBC on Wednesday, 23 December, 2009

The Office of Fair Trading took action against Foxtons in 2008 after it received complaints from landlords about hidden fees. The High Court ruled in July that the estate agent’s terms had to be flagged prominently. In November the UK Supreme Court …

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Banks’ fees victory spurs Foxtons appeal – report – Reuters UK


Banks’ victory in Supreme Court spurs Foxtons to fight fees ruling – Times Online

Posted by UFBC on Wednesday, 23 December, 2009

Foxtons is to appeal against a High Court ruling that millions of pounds of fees it has charged landlords are unfair, after the banks’ overdraft charges victory gave the estate agent hope that it could win a renewed legal battle against the Office …

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Bank charges challenge is dropped by regulator – BBC Business

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has decided to drop its investigation into the fairness of bank overdraft charges. It follows last month’s Supreme Court ruling that the OFT could not use part of the unfair contract regulations to decide if bank …

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OFT drops bank charges investigation – In the News

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it is to drop its investigation into the use of bank overdraft charges. Last month the newly-created supreme court ruled the issue did not come under the OFT’s remit. The regulator said on Tuesday it …

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OFT drops bank charges investigation – MyFinances.co.uk

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has dropped its investigation into unauthorised bank charges, it has announced today. The move comes following the OFT’s defeat at the Supreme Court last month. The test case ruled the organisation could not use …

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Q&A: Bank overdraft charges – BBC Business

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

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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OFT drops bank charges case – BBC Business

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

The Office of Fair Trading has said this morning that it will not continue its battle over what it argues are unfair bank overdraft charges. The OFT’s decision follows the banks’ successful appeal on the issue to the Supreme Court last month. But it …

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