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British Steel Pension Scandal – S&M Hughes Limited Enters Liquidation

S&M Hughes Limited has started liquidation proceedings. The firm was ordered to immediately cease all regulated activities by the Financial Conduct Authority in May 2019. Several steelworkers had enlisted the help of S&M Hughes Limited to transfer out of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) – a scandal which has resulted in thousands of individuals…

Are You a Victim of Pension Miss-selling?

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) recently published details demonstrating the astonishing scale of the pension miss-selling scandal that is currently engulfing the financial services sector. In total, during 2017-2018, the FSCS paid in excess of £112m to Claimants in compensation for negligent pension advice. Adding fuel to this fire, the FCA (the financial services…

Time Barred Claims due to Terms and Conditions of the Airline

With an ever growing number of delayed flight claims being raised against airlines as a consequence of the decision in Jet2.com v Huzar, airlines have scrambled to reduce their liabilities by defending claims on the basis that the claims have been brought out of time. EU Regulation 261/2004 came into force in 2005 providing a…

Solicitors Debt Collection York

Solicitors Debt Collection; Is your business looking for a solicitors firm that can provide debt collection services to your organisation in York as you are struggling with a commercial client or consumer who is refusing to pay for a product or service that you provided?   The dedicated debt collection experts working at Oakwood Solicitors…