On 12 July 2023 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Philipp v Barclays Bank which concerned the nature and extent of the duty of a bank (whether within the wider “Quincecare” duty or in addition to that duty) to protect a customer against falling victim to an Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud. The outcome was a resounding victory for the Bank on the main issue accompanied by a robust (and largely unfavourable) analysis of the bases on which the “Quincecare” duty had been set up 30 years ago; adopted on various occasions since then, and extended by the Court of Appeal in the instant case.
The Facts
In March 2018 the customer lost £700,000 which she had (on the basis of false statements made to her by a sophisticated fraudster) transferred to two bank accounts in the UAE. Attempts to recall the sums when the fraud had been recognised were unsuccessful.
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