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20 January 2021
Issue: 7917 / Categories: law reports , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 22 January 2021

Bank

Fine Care Homes Ltd v National ­Westminster Bank plc and another [2020] EWHC 3233 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 110 (Dec)

The claimant company’s claim that the defendant bank had negligently advised it in relation to the conclusion of a financial product (the collar), and/or had negligently misstated or misrepresented the effect of the collar, failed. The Chancery Division held that, among other things, the bank was entitled to rely on its contractual terms as confirming that the relationship between the bank and the claimant’s controlling director (S) had not given rise to a duty of care to advise S as to the suitability of the collar.


Contract

Freear v Andrews [2020] EWHC 3497 (QB), [2020] All ER (D) 106 (Dec)

The claimant’s applications for orders striking out the defendant’s defence under CPR 3.4, or alternatively granting him summary judgment on his breach of contract and breach of trust claims under CPR 24.2, were dismissed. The claimant brought the claims, seeking recovery of £1,342,407 which represented the

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NEWS
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
Artificial intelligence does not demand a wholesale rewrite of liability law, argues an article challenging claims that new technology has created an accountability gap
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
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