Category: Ombudsman
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New EU Ombudsman must carry on transparency crusade against Big Tobacco lobbying
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Investor EmpiresA decade after outgoing Emily O’Reilly’s transformative period in Brussels, the EU Parliament has elected the bloc’s new European Ombudsman for the next five years. In the December 15 vote, Portuguese candidate Teresa Anginho won appeared She prevailed, with strong support from the dominant European People’s Party, helping the former…
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Barclays faces blow over car finance mis-selling as court upholds ombudsman ruling
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Investor EmpiresBarclays has lost a pivotal legal challenge that strengthens the hand of car finance customers seeking damages for mis-sold loans. In a ruling with far-reaching implications for UK lenders, the High Court has rejected a bank judicial review of a Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) decision, potentially opening the door to…