Banking Litigation Notes

Commercial Court rejects EURIBOR implied representations

The Commercial Court has dismissed claims that a bank made implied representations as to EURIBOR rate-setting in the context of selling an interest rate …

Important High Court guidance on the limits of determining party's discretion when calculating Loss under the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement

Commercial Court finds that 'negative' interest is not payable on cash collateral posted in accordance with the standard form ISDA Credit Support Annex

The question of whether 'negative interest' will be payable by a transferor of cash collateral in the context of a standard form ISDA 1995 Credit Support …

Court of Appeal finds ISDA jurisdiction clause trumps 'theoretically competing' clause in separate agreement governing wider relationship

Consistent with recent authority, the Court of Appeal has given primacy to an English jurisdiction clause in an ISDA Master Agreement (overturning the …

Court of Appeal holds no real prospect of success for claim alleging contractual obligations owed by a bank to its customers in the conduct of FCA review

The Court of Appeal has refused the claimants permission to appeal in the most recent interest rate hedging product ("IRHP") mis-selling claim to come …

High Court holds ISDA jurisdiction clause trumps competing jurisdiction clause in separate but related agreement

The decision of the High Court in BNP Paribas SA v Trattamento Rifiuti Metropolitani SPA [2018] EWHC 1670 (Comm) confirms that an express …

High Court rejects the first IRHP mis-selling claim brought by private persons under Section 138D FSMA

The High Court has rejected the first interest rate hedging product ("IRHP") mis-selling claim brought by private persons under section 138D of the …

Action for declaration that bank failed to conduct past business review properly is not arguable

In the context of interest rate hedging product (“IHRP”) mis-selling litigation, the High Court has rejected an application for permission to amend …

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 …

PAG v RBS: Court of Appeal dismisses IRHP mis-selling and LIBOR manipulation claim

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the entirety of the long-awaited appeal in Property Alliance Group v The Royal Bank of Scotland [2018] EWCA …

High Court rejects another interest rate hedging product mis-selling claim: key points of general application

Latest IRHP "Mis-selling judgment confirms no "mezzanine" duty of care owed by banks