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Table of cases |
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Table of legislation |
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1 Introduction |
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II Evolution Of Mis-Selling |
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III The Impact Of Mis-Selling |
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IV Overview Of Regulation |
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A The general prohibition |
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B Financial promotion by unauthorised persons |
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C Claims against authorised persons |
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D Rules, guidance and principles |
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VI Brexit And Potential Future Developments |
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2 Mis-selling claims |
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A Breach of statutory duty |
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1 The Hedley Byrne approach |
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C Breach of statutory duty versus negligence |
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2 In the context of financial mis-selling |
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1 Claimant not a 'private person' |
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2 Unfair relationship claims |
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3 Breach of fiduciary duty |
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1 The 'general prohibition' |
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2 Claims under Part II of FSMA |
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A Accrual of a cause of action |
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IV Alternatives To Litigation |
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C The Financial Ombudsman Service |
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1 Compulsory versus voluntary jurisdiction |
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2 Nature of FOS' decision-making |
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D Interaction with the litigation process |
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2 Can a claimant be compelled? |
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E The Financial Services Compensation Scheme |
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1 Statutory basis for the FSCS |
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3 Credit |
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1 Running-account and fixed-sum credit |
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2 Restricted-use and unrestricted-use credit |
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3 Debtor-creditor-supplier agreements and debtor-creditor agreements |
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4 Asset finance agreements |
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C Regulated, exempt and unregulated credit |
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II Common Types Of Credit Mis-Selling |
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1 Clear, fair and not misleading |
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4 Other specific requirements and prohibitions |
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5 Consequences of misleading or non-compliant adverts |
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C Failure to provide pre-contract information |
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1 Specified pre-contractual information |
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3 Further pre-contract requirements |
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4 Consequences of failure to provide the necessary pre-contractual information |
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D Failure to properly assess creditworthiness and affordability |
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1 The pre-contractual assessment |
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2 Proposed clarifications to the rules |
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3 Financial impact on guarantors |
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5 Consequences of failing to properly assess affordability and creditworthiness |
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E Inappropriate advice and unsuitable credit |
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3 Examples of mis-selling |
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F Mis-selling by a credit broker |
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G Commissions and secret commissions |
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1 The credit broker's CONC obligations to disclose commission payments |
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2 Secret commissions and the breach of a fiduciary duty |
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H Other practices which might amount to mis-selling |
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I Connected lender liability (section 75 CCA) |
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1 Credit agreements covered by section 75 CCA |
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2 The key elements of a section 75 claim |
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3 Other issues in section 75 claims |
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J Mis-selling through deemed agency (section 56 CCA) |
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1 Antecedent negotiations |
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2 Consequences of misrepresentations by the broker or supplier in antecedent negotiations |
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B The agreements to which the unfair relationship regime applies |
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C The unfair relationship 'test' |
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2 Availability of summary judgment |
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3 Grounds for finding unfairness |
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D The court's powers under section 140B |
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IV Particular Considerations In High-Cost Short-Term Credit (Pay Day Lending) |
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A Definition of 'high-cost short-term credit' |
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4 Mortgages |
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A What is mortgage credit? |
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II Common Types Of Mortgage Mis-Selling |
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1 Clear, fair and not misleading |
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2 Specific requirements and prohibitions |
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3 Real time promotions in relation to qualifying credit |
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4 Further requirements for MCD financial promotions |
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5 Examples of advertising which could give rise to or contribute to mis-selling |
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C Inappropriate advice and unsuitable credit |
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1 Disclosure relating to the sales service offered |
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2 Additional disclosure requirements applicable to MCD mortgage credit intermediaries and lenders |
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5 Examples of mis-selling |
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D Pre-contract information failures |
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1 Pre-contract requirements for non-MCD regulated mortgage contracts |
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2 Pre-contract requirements for MCD regulated mortgage contracts |
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3 Disclosures required at offer stage for non-MCD regulated mortgage contracts |
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4 Disclosures required at offer stage for MCD regulated mortgage contracts |
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5 Disclosures before further advances |
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6 Examples of mis-selling |
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E Failure to properly assess affordability |
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2 Interest-only mortgages |
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3 Additional MCD responsible lending requirements |
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4 Examples of mis-selling |
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F Mis-selling by a mortgage intermediary |
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G Remuneration, commissions and inducements |
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H Other practices which might amount to mis-selling |
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III Unfair Relationship Claims |
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IV Quantifying Loss In Mortgage Mis-Selling Litigation |
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5 Insurance |
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B Contracts of insurance within the RAO |
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C The regulated activities |
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1 Effecting and carrying out contracts of insurance |
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1 Application and scope (ICOBS 1-2) |
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2 Communications to clients (ICOBS 2.2) |
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3 Information about firms (ICOBS 4) |
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6 General claims handling (ICOBS 8) |
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B Effect of finding of breach or failing |
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6 Interest rate hedging products |
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II What Are 'Interest Rate Hedging Products'? |
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III Duties Owed In IRHP Sales |
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A Statutory duty to comply with COBS rules |
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B Basic duty in non-advised sales |
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D The intermediate or mezzanine duty |
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V Common Mis-Selling Allegations In Respect Of IRHPS |
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A The product was not suitable |
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B The product was misrepresented |
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C The product was not properly explained |
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D The sales person was financially incentivised to mis-sell the IRHP |
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E The sales person persuaded the customer to take a risk they would not otherwise have taken |
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F Breach of the COBS rules |
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VI Some Specific Issues Arising In IRHP Mis-Selling Claims |
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VII The IRHP Redress Scheme |
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1 Categorisation of business |
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2 Sophisticated customers |
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3 Skilled persons under section 166(1) of FSMA |
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4 Category B Business reviews |
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C Redress under the Scheme |
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1 The three-stage approach |
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D Duties of the Banks in conducting reviews |
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1 Decision in CGL Group Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland |
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2 Consequences of the decision |
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7 Collective investment schemes |
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II History Of CIS Regulation |
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VI Regulated And Unregulated CIS |
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VII The Definition Of A CIS |
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B Property of any description |
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D Pooling of contributions and profits |
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IX The Regulatory Consequences Of Unlawful CIS |
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A Promotion of CIS by a person that is not authorised |
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B Promotion of a CIS by an authorised person |
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XI Regulation Of Authorised CIS |
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B Authorised contractual schemes |
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C Open-ended investment companies |
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D Recognised overseas schemes |
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E Qualified investor schemes |
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