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Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd

[2019] UKSC 50
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2019
Statusunclear

Key Principle

A bank owes a Quincecare duty of care not to execute a payment instruction where it has reasonable grounds for believing the instruction is an attempt to defraud the company; a company's directing mind and will defence does not absolve the bank.

Area of Law

banking

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