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Banking [2026] EWHC 1170 (Ch)

Marks and Spencer Financial Services Plc, Re

Marks and Spencer Financial Services Plc, Re [2026] EWHC 1170 (Ch) (23 March 2026)

The High Court sanctioned a Part VII FSMA banking transfer from Marks and Spencer Financial Services plc to HSBC UK Bank plc, finding no material adverse effect and no regulatory objection.

  • Banking business transfer
  • Part vii fsma
  • Employee transfer
  • Customer protection
  • Regulatory approval
  • Part-vii-fsma
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Banking [2025] EWHC 1402 (Ch)

Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd, Re

Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd, Re [2025] EWHC 1402 (Ch) (09 April 2025)

The High Court sanctioned a banking business transfer scheme under FSMA for Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd as part of an internal UBS reorganisation, with ancillary orders made.

  • Banking business transfer scheme
  • Internal reorganisation
  • Fsma sanction
  • Banking-business-transfer-scheme
  • Fsma
  • Internal-reorganisation
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Civil procedure

Invest Bank PSC v Ahmad Mohammad El-Husseini & Ors

The court found that, except for intra-family communications, the Bank had not established a failure to comply with disclosure obligations or justified variation orders under PD 57AD. Only limited further disclosure was ordered for intra-family communications, with other relief denied due to lack of evidence, disproportionality, or failure to meet procedural requirements.

  • Disclosure
  • Asset dissipation
  • Section 423 insolvency act
  • Privilege
  • Control of documents
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Insolvency [2024] EWHC 1783 (Ch)

Hellard & Ors v OJSC Rossiysky Kredit Bank & Ors (Rev1)

Hellard & Ors v OJSC Rossiysky Kredit Bank & Ors (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 1783 (Ch) (10 July 2024)

The High Court gave directions in bankruptcy about whether Russian bank creditors were sanctions-controlled and could vote, and held trustees were not breaching sanctions.

  • Ownership and control under sanctions regime
  • Application of russia (sanctions) (eu exit) regulations 2019
  • Trustees' duties and liabilities
  • Civil and criminal liability under sanctions legislation
  • Sanctions-control
  • Bankruptcy-directions
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Banking [2023] EWHC 3270 (Ch)

Shokrollah-Babaee v EFG Private Bank Ltd

Shokrollah-Babaee v EFG Private Bank Ltd [2023] EWHC 3270 (Ch) (19 December 2023)

The High Court struck out a borrower’s claim against EFG Private Bank over mortgage offers and Savills valuations, holding the statutory duty claims were time-barred and no common law duty arose.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Duty of care
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Mortgage conduct of business rules
  • Negligence
  • Limitation-of-actions
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Insolvency [2023] EWHC 123 (Ch)

Dolfin Asset Services Ltd v Stephens & Anor (Re Dolfin Financial (UK) Ltd)

Dolfin Asset Services Ltd v Stephens & Anor (Re Dolfin Financial (UK) Ltd) [2023] EWHC 123 (Ch) (26 January 2023)

The High Court dismissed an application for further information about special administrators’ remuneration, holding rule 201 did not apply before the remuneration basis was fixed.

  • Special administration
  • Remuneration of administrators
  • Transparency
  • Client assets
  • Special-administration
  • Administrator-remuneration
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Insolvency [2022] EWHC 3050 (Ch)

Aldermore Bank Plc v Lynch & Anor

Aldermore Bank Plc v Lynch & Anor [2022] EWHC 3050 (Ch) (01 December 2022)

High Court appeal in a proof of debt dispute over a disputed bank guarantee. The court allowed the appeal in part but did not order a retrial or replace the trial findings.

  • Proof of debt
  • Guarantee validity
  • Forgery
  • Burden of proof
  • Expert evidence
  • Proof-of-debt
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Insolvency

HASSAN ALI MAKKI v BANK OF BEIRUT S.A.L.

The High Court set aside a statutory demand after finding Makki’s Lebanese claim raised a genuine triable issue and exceeded the admitted debt.

  • Statutory demand
  • Set-off
  • Counterclaim
  • Cross demand
  • Mutuality
  • Extension of time
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Insolvency [2022] EWHC 733 (Ch)

Makki v Bank of Beirut SAL

Makki v Bank of Beirut SAL [2022] EWHC 733 (Ch) (13 April 2022)

The High Court set aside a statutory demand after finding the applicant had a genuine cross-demand exceeding the debt and, if needed, extending time.

  • Statutory demand
  • Set-off
  • Counterclaim
  • Cross demand
  • Mutuality
  • Foreign proceedings
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