Olivia Selley and Tara Panicker write in The Financial Times about mortgage prisoners

Following the defeat of proposed amendments to the financial services bill which sought to alleviate financial pressures on mortgage prisoners, Olivia Selley, an Associate at the firm, and Tara Panicker, a Paralegal, have written in The Financial Times about what can be done now to help people trapped paying high interest rates on their mortgages.  Olivia and […]

Harcus Parker included in Spear’s 2021 rankings of best reputation and privacy lawyers

Spear’s released its 2021 rankings for the best reputation and privacy lawyers today. The publication included Harcus Parker in its index, following the firm’s hire of partner Ryan Dunleavy earlier this month. Ryan leads Harcus Parker’s technology, media and communications litigation practice. He has a particular focus on privacy and data disputes, as well as in-depth […]

Harcus Parker’s legal action on behalf of Mortgage Prisoners is discussed in The Property Buying Company’s Online Magazine

The Property Buying Company have written about the ways in which mortgage prisoners may be able to improve their situation. Among the options mentioned for those trapped and unable to remortgage is the legal action being brought by Harcus Parker: “a law firm that’s handled legal proceedings on behalf of mortgage prisoners who’ve been paying […]

Harcus Parker takes on competition litigation practice

We are delighted to announce that Tom Ross and Jeremy Robinson, formerly partners at a leading international firm, have joined the firm as partners.  They will be joint heads of a new competition litigation practice.  Tom is a heavyweight commercial litigation partner with particular experience in handling disputes in the banking and finance arena, as well […]

Ryan Dunleavy joins as head of technology, media and communications litigation

Harcus Parker is pleased to announce that Ryan Dunleavy has joined the firm as a partner. He will lead the firm’s technology, media and communications litigation practice. His hire is part of Harcus Parker’s ongoing expansion as a specialist litigation firm that deals with complex, high value matters, particularly multi-party and group litigation claims.  Ryan […]

Which? podcast: Damon Parker discusses Mortgage Prisoner litigation

Click here to listen, or visit the Which? website On 3 September 2020 Damon Parker was invited by Which? to discuss the Mortgage Prisoners litigation. Harcus Parker is acting on behalf of several thousand mortgage prisoners in claims against their lenders to recover overcharged interest rates in circumstances where they could not re-mortgage because their […]

Public Health Campaigning Organisation Medact provide resources for Harcus Parker litigation on the impact of diesel emissions on health

Medact, a public health campaigning organisation and home of the Doctors Against Diesel Campaign will be providing resources on the health impact of air pollution and expert medical advice in the litigation being brought by Harcus Parker which aims to hold car manufacturers to account for unlawful breaches of emissions regulations. Medact’s Doctors Against Diesel Campaign […]

The FCA launches consultation to help mortgage prisoners switch to a cheaper mortgage

The FCA introduced new rules in October 2019 to make it easier for mortgage prisoners to take out a more affordable mortgage with a new lender. However, there has been limited take up of the new rules by lenders (which are optional for them). The problem has been exacerbated by Covid-19, which has meant that lenders’ focus […]

The Victoria Derbyshire show returns to the issue of mortgage prisoners

After Damon Parker’s interview on the Victoria Derbyshire show in December last year to discuss the launch of the Mortgage Prisoner Litigation, Rachel Neale appeared on the show on 13 July to talk about the pressure of being a mortgage prisoner on key workers and to ask for the introduction of a cap on standard […]

The Times quotes Damon Parker on the launch of the emissions claims against Renault and Nissan

The Times wrote today about the widening of the ongoing emissions scandal with the claims launched by Harcus Parker against Renault and Nissan.  The claims include allegations that there is evidence showing a form of emissions test ‘defeat device’ was fitted by Nissan to petrol models of the Qashqai.  This is the first time evidence like this has […]

Damon Parker quoted in The Sun on the launch of the Mercedes-Benz Emissions Litigation.

Damon Parker was quoted today in The Sun on the legal battle for compensation for Mercedes owners whose vehicles may have contained defeat devices to avoid emissions laws.  As a result of the alleged defeat devices Harcus Parker argues that customers overpaid for their vehicles and are entitled to compensation. You can read the full […]

Sophie Clarke writes about the importance of equal pay for supermarket workers who are asked to go above and beyond during the Covid-19 outbreak

Sophie Clarke was published today in The Grocer, a magazine leading coverage of the supermarket and consumables sector. Sophie writes that many leading supermarkets have promised to pay their in-store workers more to reflect the additional responsibilities they have assumed and risks they are taking to serve customers amidst the outbreak of Covid-19.  She notes, however, […]

Damon Parker comments in The Times on the difficulties mortgage prisoners are facing during the outbreak of Covid-19

On Saturday 11 April 2020, The Times wrote about the difficulties mortgage prisoners are experiencing in accessing the kind of relief which many lenders are currently making available to homeowners during the outbreak of Covid-19.  Damon comments in the article that many of our clients in the Mortgage Prisoner Litigation are being refused payment holidays by their lenders, […]

Dipo Osikoya discusses the impact of Covid-19 on health and safety at work on BBC Newsbeat

Employment associate Dipo Osikoya was interviewed by BBC Newsbeat about how the law can help people at work who are concerned about their exposure to Covid-19. You can read about Dipo’s interview on the BBC News website. If you have concerns about your or others’ potential exposure to Covid-19 at work, or if you have […]

Jenny Morrissey speaks at Legal Business’s Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit

Jenny took part in a panel discussion today about financial services group actions alongside Philip Marshall QC and Simon Hatton, both of Serle Court, and Leeor Cohen from Burford Capital. She talked about the advantages and disadvantages of group litigation orders from the claimant’s perspective, and the role of third-party litigation funding and ATE insurance […]

Festive fundraising

Over December the Harcus Parker team took part in several festive fundraising initiatives. Some members of the team took part in a running challenge in support of Mind charity.  Run Up To Christmas aims to get people active in December and encourage them to talk about mental health, reminding people of the benefits that exercise […]

Quindell claim in the news

Last week, Harcus Parker issued a letter before action in the proposed claim against Watchstone Group plc (formerly Quindell plc). Several news outlets circulated stories about the letter including The Times, the Daily Mail and The Law Society Gazette. The letter before action is the first step in the potential action against Watchstone Group plc (formerly […]

Harcus Parker Partners to speak at the Law Society Civil Litigation Autumn conference

Damon Parker and Jenny Morrissey are speaking at the Law Society’s Civil Litigations Autumn Conference on October 9th.  Damon will be one of the main speakers at the event and Jenny will be co- chairing the conference in her capacity as a member of the Civil Litigation Committee of the Law Society. Damon will be […]

Quindell Shareholder Action

In 2015, Quindell plc shocked the market by announcing that its £107m profit in 2013 had, in fact been, a £64m loss, and that it had lost £375m in the first half of 2014. Harcus Parker has launched a claim against Quindell (since renamed the Watchstone Group) for institutional investors who allege that they were […]