Winnetka Trading Corp v (Julius Baer International Ltd & Anor

Winnetka Trading Corp v (Julius Baer International Ltd & Anor

The defendants acted in accordance with the claimant's instructions and did not breach contract or duty of care; no duty to warn arose given the claimant's sophistication and the explicit nature of instructions; even if a warning had been given, the claimant would have proceeded and suffered the same loss; exclusion...

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Parties
Claimant: Winnetka Trading Corporation; Defendant: Julius Baer International Ltd; Defendant: Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd (Guernsey Branch)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
29 July 2011
Procedural Posture
Commercial / Final Judgment
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Breach of Contract, Negligence, Duty of Care, Exclusion Clauses, Investment Banking, Risk Management
Contract Law Banking Law Tort Law Breach of Contract Negligence Duty of Care Exclusion Clauses Investment Banking +1 more

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Parties

Winnetka Trading Corporation

Claimant

Julius Baer International Ltd

Defendant

Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd (Guernsey Branch)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendants breached contract or were negligent in executing instructions for purchase of Inyx shares
  2. 2 Whether the defendants owed and breached a duty to warn the claimant of risks in the transaction
  3. 3 Whether the exclusion clauses applied to limit liability

Ratio Decidendi

The defendants acted in accordance with the claimant's instructions and did not breach contract or duty of care; no duty to warn arose given the claimant's sophistication and the explicit nature of instructions; even if a warning had been given, the claimant would have proceeded and suffered the same loss; exclusion clauses applied and no causative breach was established.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed