Archive for 2010

DEBT SALE FIRM HIT BY LEGAL BAN

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

A couple have been banned from running a “debt sale” business which took more than a million pounds in fees from clients.
The injunction, imposed by Birmingham County Court, was granted after an investigation by Birmingham Trading Standards officers.
The firm, Credit Card Killer, was run by Mr and Mrs Basil Rankine.
They were accused of making misleading [...]

Major blow for claims management companies in landmark court case

Monday, January 11th, 2010

The embittered claims management sector has been dealt another blow after a judge at the Manchester Mercantile Court ruled that lenders can still enforce debts even if the original loan agreement has been lost or destroyed. The decision to hear a number of test cases at the court came as a result of the number [...]