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Tai Hing Cotton Mill Ltd v Liu Chong Hing Bank Ltd

[1986] AC 80
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtPrivy Council (on appeal from Hong Kong)
Year1986
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Privy Council held that a bank customer owes only a narrow duty to refrain from drawing cheques so as to facilitate fraud; there is no wider duty of care to check bank statements and report discrepancies.

Area of Law

banking

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