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

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • 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

Shah v HSBC: Court of Appeal says fact of suspicions of money laundering can be tested at trial

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 12 2010

Last year, HSBC was successful in obtaining summary judgment on a claim brought by one of its customers, Mr Shah (and his wife

SFO investigations, bribery and corruption

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, European Union, United Kingdom, USA
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  • September 5 2012

The SFO has announced that Paul Jennings, former CEO of Innospec Ltd, has pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to corrupt Iraqi public officials and other agents of the Iraqi Government

Shah v HSBC: High Court clarifies bank's duties to customers when making SARs

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 22 2012

The High Court has clarified the extent to which banks are required to disclose information to their customers about whom they have made money laundering disclosures or have obligations to such customers which could expose them to liability in the event that the banks' money laundering disclosures causes loss to those customers

Shah v HSBC: Court of Appeal rules that identity of employees making money laundering reports can be redacted when disclosing documents in litigation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 24 2011

This ruling is the latest development in the ongoing Shah v HSBC saga, proceedings brought by Mr Shah and his wife, two Zimbabwean-based customers of HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited ("HSBC"), for losses allegedly caused as a result of delays whilst HSBC's requests for consent under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ("POCA") were pending with the Serious Organised Crime Agency ("SOCA"

Shah and anor v HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited 2010 EWCA Civ 31

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 16 2010

In December 2009, Hamblen J gave a summary judgment in the case of Shah and Another v HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited against Mr Shah (and his wife

Nigel Thorne required to repay payments made to his family

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

On 28 May 2010, Southwark Crown Court ordered Nigel Thorne to pay £198,090

Market abuseinsider dealingFSA enforcement

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 10 2012

The Wheatley Review of LIBOR, which was commissioned by HM Treasury to review the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, has issued its final report

Insider traders ordered to pay £180,000 in costs and disgorgement of profits

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • September 3 2009

Former General Counsel of TTP Communications Christopher McQuoid, and his father-in-law, James William Melbourne have been ordered to pay £180,000 in costs and disgorgement of profits

High Court grants injunction against BAE settlement

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom, USA
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  • March 10 2010

In February 2010, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the US Department of Justice (DoJ) both announced details of settlements with BAE Systems plc (BAE) in a groundbreaking global agreement