The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[2022] QB 578
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 customer to instruct bank to make authorised transfer from account— Bank under duty not to execute instruction when on inquiry that execution might result in misappropriation of customer’s funds— Whether duty only arising where instruction given by customer’s agent— Whether bank arguably in breach of duty owed to customer