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Lonsdale v National Westminster Bank Plc

[2018] EWHC 1843 (QB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Queen's Bench Division)
Year2018
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Suspicious Activity Reports made by a bank to the National Crime Agency are not protected by any blanket confidentiality or immunity; in appropriate circumstances a customer may obtain inspection of such reports under the CPR (and they may be disclosable on a subject access request) in proceedings arising from the freezing or closure of accounts.

Area of Law

General

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