Banking Litigation Notes

Court of Appeal gives guidance on anti-set off provisions in security documentation

High Court finds bank unreasonably withheld consent to sale of secured property where sale would not have satisfied the secured liability in full

Court of Appeal confirms wide discretion afforded to a non-Defaulting Party when determining "fair market value" of securities under the GMRA (2000 version)

The recent Court of Appeal decision in LBI EHF v Raiffeisen Bank International AG [2018] EWCA Civ 719 affirms the wide discretion of the …

High Court clarifies calculation of Close-out amount under 2002 ISDA Master Agreement

Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. v National Power Corporation & Anor [2018] EWHC 487 (Comm) is a significant case on the calculation of …

High Court dismisses summary judgment application in credit card portfolio transfer case

In CCUK Finance Ltd & Anor v Barclays Bank plc [2018] EWHC 304 (Comm), the High Court has rejected the claimants’ application for summary …

Court of Appeal finds no contractual duty to prevent counterparty from inflicting economic harm on itself

A recent Court of Appeal decision has found that a broker owed no contractual duty to prevent a "sophisticated and experienced" trader (trading as a …

New guidance from the High Court of Section 6(a) of the ISDA Master Agreement (right to terminate following Event of Default)

The High Court has recently considered the interpretation of Section 6(a) of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement: Grant & Ors v WDW 3 Investments Ltd …

English High Court confirms that Sharia non-compliance will not affect the enforceability of an English law agreement in an Islamic finance structure

Court of Appeal upholds “no look through” principle in immobilised securities trading

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that an investor holding a beneficial interest in immobilised notes has no direct claim against the issuer of those …

High Court applies public law standard to the exercise of discretion by a financial institution under a receivables finance agreement

BHL v Leumi ABL Ltd [2017] EWHC 1871 (QB) serves as an interesting illustration of how the Court can import public law principles to the …

High Court strikes out claims relating to the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products Supreme Court on contractual interpretation – striking a balance between the language used and the commercial implications

In Wood (Respondent) v Capita Insurance Services Limited (Appellant) [2017] UKSC 24, the Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal …

Court of Appeal clarifies interpretation of default interest provisions under commercial mortgage backed securitisation documentation

The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC v Titan Europe 2006-1 Plc [2016] EWCA Civ 1293 will be of …