Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Ian Debbage
What sports clubs should bear in mind when handling member disciplinary cases
Copyright © LawInSport Limited 2010 - 2025. These pages contain general information only. Nothing in these pages constitutes legal advice. You should consult a suitably qualified lawyer on any specific legal problem or matter. The information provided here was accurate as of the day it was posted; however, the law may have changed since that date. This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute for taking legal advice in any specific situation.
Case Spotlight – Exclusive Surrey Golf Club Forced to “Take a Mulligan” Over Treatment of Allegedly Cheating Member
Being a keen club golfer (although not one with any actual skill), a case that caught my eye in the last few weeks was the case of Rohilla v The Members of Royal Mid Surrey Golf Course (whose members listed in the Judgment included the perfectly named Michael Hole).
Pig Butcher Scam Generally Starts Online
The “pig butchering” scam is not new but has enjoyed a rapid rise in recent years. So much so, that virtually everyone reading this blog will have been an intended mark at some point, probably without knowing it.
Overcoming Safetyism & the Plaintiff Media Machine – Episode 66 [Video, Podcast]
Our podcast guests, Jill Leibold, PhD, IMS Senior Jury Consulting Advisor and Dave Poston, Esq., CEO, General Counsel, and Co-Managing Partner at Poston Communications explain how safetyism, social inflation, and the plaintiff media machine are impacting juror perspectives and driving damage awards. They also offer strategies for corporate defendants to navigate and overcome these trends in our continued series on safetyism. Hello, and welcome to the IMS Insights Podcast.
IMS Expert Insights: The Complex Litigation Landscape of Contemporary AI
AI is now a ubiquitous term in the common vernacular, but few understand the complexities of the acronym and “artificial intelligence” as it is implemented today. As a grad student in the mid-80s studying electrical and computer engineering as well as computer science, I produced one of the early AI expert systems that incorporated cognitive methods gleaned from psychology.
UK Finance Publishes 2023 Half Yearly Fraud Update
UK Finance has recently published its half yearly fraud update for the first half of 2023, its findings are based on data reported to it by its members, which include financial providers, credit, debit and charge card issuers and card payment acquirers.
Ready or not, here comes the Consumer Duty
Since July 2022 when the FCA published its rules and guidance to implement the Consumer Duty, much ink has been spilled on what it will mean for affected firms. Now, with the clock ticking down to implementation on 31 July 2023, the FCA has published the findings of its review of a number of larger firms’ plans for complying with the Duty. “Could do better” is the overall mark on the industry’s homework so far. What will the Consumer Duty involve?
Ready or not, here comes the Consumer Duty
Since July 2022 when the FCA published its rules and guidance to implement the Consumer Duty, much ink has been spilled on what it will mean for affected firms. Now, with the clock ticking down to implementation on 31 July 2023, the FCA has published the findings of its review of a number of larger firms’ plans for complying with the Duty. “Could do better” is the overall mark on the industry’s homework so far. What will the Consumer Duty involve?
Ready or not, here comes the Consumer Duty
Since July 2022 when the FCA published its rules and guidance to implement the Consumer Duty, much ink has been spilled on what it will mean for affected firms. Now, with the clock ticking down to implementation on 31 July 2023, the FCA has published the findings of its review of a number of larger firms’ plans for complying with the Duty. “Could do better” is the overall mark on the industry’s homework so far. What will the Consumer Duty involve?
Will English Financial Services Litigators Be Out Of Work Following Brexit?
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Brexit Day has come and gone. The Big Ben Bongs (try saying that after a few glasses of English sparkling wine) have sounded and Britain has broken the shackles of the European Union and entered a new era of free trade deals, blue passports and control of our borders. If this means paying a bit more for Chablis and camembert and waiting in line longer on our return from Marbella, these are small prices to pay, apparently.
Will English financial services litigators be out of work following Brexit?
Brexit Day has come and gone. The Big Ben Bongs (try saying that after a few glasses of English sparkling wine) have sounded and Britain has broken the shackles of the European Union and entered a new era of free trade deals, blue passports and control of our borders. If this means paying a bit more for Chablis and camembert and waiting in line longer on our return from Marbella, these are small prices to pay, apparently.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Ian
Contact Ian, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack