This week: Court's adjourned?
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decapitated head kicked off its last outing on our television screens this week as the FCA counts down to the PPI deadline on 29 August. However, as one battle comes to an end, another may just be beginning.
The government this week proposed new regulatory powers to tackle dual pricing and other practices tied to the so-called loyalty penalty, including enabling the Competition and Markets Authority to
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