National Westminster Bank v Barclays Bank International Ltd
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national-westminster-bank-v-barclays-bank-international-ltd-271-15471462
title:
National Westminster Bank v Barclays Bank International Ltd
text:
National Westminster Bank Ltd v Barclays Bank International Ltd [1975] 1 QB 654 is a decision of the High Court relating to the duty of care of a bank in relation to forged cheques with respect to persons other than their customer. The court held that (1) a bank does not owe any duty of care to the payee of a cheque, so that any loss suffered by the payee as a result of a cheque being incorrectly honoured was not recoverable; and (2) by honouring a forged cheque the bank did not represent that t
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UK legal case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Westminster_Bank_v_Barclays_Bank_International_Ltd
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2023-11-21T11:54:07Z
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