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The difficulty of establishing unlawful means conspiracy

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 3 2010

The decision of the High Court in Bank of Tokyo- Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. and another v. Baskan Gida Sanayi Ve Pazarlama AS and others 2009 EWHC 1276 (Ch.) highlights the difficulty of establishing liability in the tort of conspiracy to injure by unlawful means

Private LIBOR claims - an uphill battle for claimants

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 17 2013

The ongoing regulatory investigations into the manipulation of LIBOR have prompted much speculation about the possibility of claimants bringing

Shah v HSBC: what duties do banks owe their customers when making SARs?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 24 2009

Earlier this year, the High Court considered a claim by a customer against his bank in relation to its failure to process transactions whilst requests for consent under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) were pending with the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA

Business common sense in contractual interpretation: the High Court (UK) considers loan prepayment fees

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 18 2013

In a judgment that has surprised many commentators and caused some concern amongst credit providers, a High Court decision has interpreted ambiguous

Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich AG v RBS plc 2010 EWHC 1392 (Comm)

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 15 2010

Mr Justice Clarke's recent decision in the Commercial Court is a further illustration of the court's reluctance to find implied representations or to go behind the terms of market standard banking documentation in circumstances where a sophisticated party has entered into an investment which has performed poorly and seeks redress from the bank which introduced it to the investment

Investment mis-selling claims: an overview of recent case-law in Hong Kong and Singapore and lessons to be learnt

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong, Singapore
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  • May 23 2013

There have been a number of recent judgments dealing with financial product mis-selling claims brought by -customers against banks in the Hong Kong

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Tribunal navigates the procedural minefield in Abaclat v Argentina, issuing its 17th procedural order

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Global
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  • February 14 2013

On 8 February 2013, the majority of the tribunal in the famous Abaclat and Others v Argentina case issued its 17th procedural order. The first such

UK Court of Appeal to consider potential LIBOR claims Graiseley test case delayed

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 2 2013

The Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal against the decision of the High Court, in Graiseley Properties Ltd & others v Barclays Bank plc

General Counsel update - legal guide edition 32

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 29 2012

A summary of major developments in key areas

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