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Will the deadline for PPI claims stir the hornet's nest?
23 Aug 2019
We know from the almost daily television adverts that the deadline for consumers to make PPI claims is 29 August 2019. Payment Protection Insurance ("PPI") is a policy of insurance intended to cover repayments of certain credit products (for example: mortgages, personal loans and credit cards), upon the borrower's default.
Shortlist success at Insider Dealmakers Awards for WBD
22 Aug 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson's (WBD) Newcastle-based Corporate team has been recognised again as market-leading - with the team and its work being shortlisted for a number of awards at the North East Insider Dealmakers Awards 2019.
Switching from RPI to CPI: still a live issue for pensions?
22 Aug 2019
Britvic is reportedly seeking court approval to change the measure used for calculating increases to pensions in payment from its defined benefit scheme, from the retail prices index (RPI) to the consumer prices index (CPI).
Transatlantic team advises longstanding US client on its first UK based acquisition
22 Aug 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised longstanding US client, National Corporate Housing (National), on its first UK based acquisition.
Meet Orbit the Elephant at Elmer's Great North Parade
21 Aug 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is proud to continue its support for St Oswald's Hospice with its involvement in this year's Elmer's Great North Parade.
Opportunistic insider trading related to a personal data breach
21 Aug 2019
The recent conviction of a second Equifax executive (Jun Ying) for insider trading after the Equifax data breach in 2017, highlights concerns about the possible interplay between data breach and insider trading. In the period from detection of a data breach to its public disclosure, insiders might try to use non-public information in securities trading, cashing in on the prediction that the disclosure of a data breach will cause stock price to fall.
The court process is not merely a rubber stamping exercise
20 Aug 2019
The High Court has refused to sanction the transfer of £11.2 billion worth of annuities from the Prudential Assurance Company (PAC) to Rothesay Life. Prior to the judgment, many viewed the court approval as a rubber stamping exercise not least because a number of hurdles had already been cleared.
WBD shortlisted for innovative lawyer awards by Financial Times
19 Aug 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has been shortlisted for two awards at the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe 2019. The FT Innovative Lawyers Report is one of the top legal rankings in Europe and the accompanying awards are widely regarded as the best researched in the market. The report represents a unique analysis of the legal industry through interviews, extensive research and analysis including robust client, independent and expert references.
