On 12 February, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in a high profile jurisdictional challenge relating to group claims brought against Royal Dutch Shell plc and its Nigerian subsidiary in connection with alleged pollution in the Niger Delta: Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell plc and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd [2021] … Read more

In a recent decision, the High Court has granted reverse summary judgment in favour of a defendant bank on the basis that the so-called Quincecare duty of care did not operate in the context of an authorised push payment (APP) fraud, where a third party fraudster tricked the bank’s customer willingly to instruct the bank … Read more

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a Policy Statement (PS20/17) and final rules and guidance in relation to climate-related financial disclosures for UK premium listed companies. Companies will be required to include a statement in their annual financial report which sets out whether their disclosures are consistent with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) June … Read more

The High Court has found in favour of a claimant investor in a dispute arising from the termination of her Bitcoin trading account with an online trading platform and concurrent cancellation of open trades (as a result of an alleged money laundering risk): Ang v Reliantco Investments Ltd [2020] EWHC 3242 (Comm). Although the claim … Read more

The High Court has recently handed down another interesting decision on the so-called Quincecare duty: Roberts v The Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2020] EWHC 3141 (Comm). Quincecare duty claims typically arise where a bank received a payment mandate from an authorised signatory of its customer, and executed the order, in circumstances where (allegedly) there … Read more

The High Court has dismissed the latest interest rate hedging product (IRHP) mis-selling claim to reach trial in Fine Care Homes Limited v National Westminster Bank plc & Anor [2020] EWHC 3233 (Ch). The judgment will be welcomed by financial institutions for its general approach to claims alleging that a bank negligently advised its customer … Read more

A recent judgment handed down by Germany’s highest civil court will be of interest to financial institutions concerned about so-called class action tourism. In a decision that will help shape the boundaries of collective redress in Germany, the German court has dismissed a claim brought against a financial institution under the Model Declaratory Action procedure. … Read more

The High Court has granted a lender’s application for summary judgment in relation to its USD $10.5 million claim against a borrower and guarantor for outstanding sums due under finance agreements: Adare Finance DAC v Yellowstone Capital Management SA & Anor [2020] EWHC 2760 (Comm). The decision will be welcomed by financial institutions considering their … Read more