Author Archives: Alice Heathfield

Bank Liability for Fraudulent Payments

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Alice Heathfield

The growing issue of banking fraud has again been highlighted recently by the case of Singularis Holdings Limited (In Official Liquidation) v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited[1]. In that case, the High Court found that where a bank was on notice …

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Loan sales – What borrowers need to know

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Alice Heathfield

Banks have become very active in recent months selling off large portfolios of loans.  For example, it has been widely publicised that RBS and its subsidiary Ulster Bank are currently offering for sale large portfolios of loans as part of …

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Dating and divorce…the Dos & Don’ts

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Alice Heathfield

I have lost count of the number of times I have been asked by clients about the ‘rules’ for dating whilst in the midst of divorce, and I do not just mean whether or not to accept the invitation to …

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