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10 December 2020
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Law digests: 11 December 2020

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Bank

Roberts v Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2020] EWHC 3141 (Comm), [2020] All ER (D) 09 (Dec)

The defendant bank’s application for an order striking out the claimant’s claim succeeded, in a dispute concerning the administration of a company. The claimant alleged that the administration and compulsory liquidation had been caused by the honouring of certain cheques signed by a temporary clerk in favour of VTV’s majority shareholder. The Commercial Court held that the claim should be struck out as disclosing no reasonable grounds for bringing the claim and that there be judgment for the bank on it.

Company

Re A Company [2020] EWHC 3011 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 126 (Nov)

The appellant company’s appeal against the dismissal of its application for the winding up of the respondent company failed. At first instance, the judge had considered that the debt allegedly due under the guarantee was disputed by the respondent on grounds which appeared to be substantial. The Chancery Division held that it was not for it

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