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Can a lender petition for bankruptcy based on a guarantee?

17 November 2011 | Steven Mills Comments Off

Last December, I reviewed the case of McGuinness v Norwich and Peterborough Building Society [2010] EWHC 2989, which considered whether a guarantee liability is a liability for a liquidated sum within...

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OFT publishes revised Debt Collection Guidance

16 November 2011 | Jackie Hanlon

Last month, following a consultation between 10 March and 2 June 2011, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) published a revised version of its Debt Collection Guidance. It was last revised in December 2006. The...

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Unfair relationships – Payment Protection Insurance

19 October 2011 | Steven Mills Comments Off

This Court of Appeal decision focused on the narrow issue of the size of the commission, relating to the cost of payment protection insurance (“PPI”), which the borrowers alleged gave rise to an unfair...

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Disclosing names of bank officials who report suspicions of money laundering

18 October 2011 | Steven Mills Comments Off

This Court of Appeal decision raised the important question whether a bank’s obligation to make standard disclosure requires it to reveal the names of the bank employees who report suspicions of money...

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Nylon and Barclays settle £250m investment dispute

25 July 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Nylon Capital was a hedge fund that was set up seven years ago, and Barclays made an initial capital investment of £250 million into funds under its management. The parties entered into an LLP agreement...

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Money laundering – do you need to disclose bank employee details?

7 July 2011 | Steven Mills Comments Off

Last year, the Court of Appeal decided that a claimant was entitled to require a bank to prove its case that it was obliged to make a number of authorised disclosures to the Serious Organised Crime Agency. ...

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Duty of care – valuers and the buy-to-let market

22 June 2011 | Jonathan Sachs Comments Off

Last October we reported on a case where a valuer was held to owe a duty of care to a purchaser on a buy-to-let property in respect of a valuation provided to the lender not the purchaser. The valuation...

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PPI claims – “unnecessary embellishments”

15 June 2011 | Steven Mills Comments Off

PPI claims – “unnecessary embellishments” This case is an interesting example of the type of claims a borrower with PPI can attempt to raise and the court’s approach to these claims. Borrowers...

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Can a written guarantee be subject to an oral agreement?

25 May 2011 | Clare Stothard Comments Off

The guarantor, Mr Binney, claimed that although he had signed a written guarantee in favour of National Westminster Bank plc (“the Bank”), it was subject to an oral agreement that the guarantee limited...

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What happens when a claimant discontinues his claim – who is liable to pay the costs?

5 April 2011 | Steven Mills Comments Off

In 2009, banks were facing a flood of claims pursuant to section 78 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (“the Act”). The Act provides that a creditor under a regulated agreement for running account credit...

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Latest news and views tagged banks

Can a lender petition for bankruptcy based on a guarantee?

OFT publishes revised Debt Collection Guidance

Unfair relationships – Payment Protection Insurance

Disclosing names of bank officials who report suspicions of money laundering

Nylon and Barclays settle £250m investment dispute

Money laundering – do you need to disclose bank employee details?

Duty of care – valuers and the buy-to-let market

PPI claims – “unnecessary embellishments”

Can a written guarantee be subject to an oral agreement?

What happens when a claimant discontinues his claim – who is liable to pay the costs?

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