Principal Lecturer, Law, University of Portsmouth
High street pawnbrokers: risky, expensive, but a lifeline for so many
Oct 04, 2019 14:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
With the consumer credit market now saturated by online and payday lenders, it was perhaps no surprise when the Japanese-owned company Speedloan Finance abruptly announced that it was closing high street pawnbrokers...
MasterCard survives £14 billion class action but more could follow
Jul 24, 2017 13:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Convenience often comes at a cost. As consumers, many of us are resigned to seeing a surcharge or processing fee on goods and services when we pay by credit or debit card. At present, it is lawful for businesses to charge...
The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants