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[2022] WLR(D) 121
Court of Appeal
Philipp v Barclays Bank UK plc
[2022] EWCA Civ 318
2022 Feb 8, 9; March 14
Sir Julian Flaux C, Coulson, Birss LJJ
Banking— Duty of care— Execution of customer’s orders— Fraudster inducing claimant to make authorised transfer from her account with defendant bank— Bank under duty not to execute instruction when on inquiry that execution might result in misappropriation of customer’s funds— Whether duty only arising in relation to instruction given by customer’s agent— Whether bank by making transfers arguably breached duty owed to claimant