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Finance, Payments & Security
Credit, payment risk, security interests, insolvency triggers and regulated finance.
Sources last reviewed 10 Aug 2026
Main law guides
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Get legal helpMain laws
Consumer Credit Act 1974
UKPGA 1974 c 39
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
UKPGA 2000 c 8
Insolvency Act 1986
UKPGA 1986 c 45
Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
UKPGA 1998 c 20
Limitation Act 1980
UKPGA 1980 c 58
Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017
SI 2017/692
Payment Services Regulations 2017
SI 2017/752
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
UKPGA 2002 c 29
Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017
SI 2017/395
Subsidy Control Act 2022
UKPGA 2022 c 23
Tracker
Cases
Bath Racecourse Ltd v Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE
Insurance recovery is calculated under the policy, not from headline revenue loss alone. Grants, reimbursements and avoided costs may affect the final amount. Keep...
Hopcraft v Close Brothers; Johnson and Wrench v FirstRand
Commission disclosure and customer finance journeys need careful design. Even where broad fiduciary or bribery claims fail, regulated credit fairness can still bite...
Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC
The case matters for payment controls and fraud prevention. Businesses should not assume the bank will catch authorised fraud payments. Internal approval controls,...