Legal duty to conduct the FCA IRHP Review Fairly – Suremime v Barclays Bank
The High Court has decided that it is arguable that major banks owe duties of care to their SME customers to conduct the FCA Interest Rate Hedging Product…
The High Court has decided that it is arguable that major banks owe duties of care to their SME customers to conduct the FCA Interest Rate Hedging Product…
The Sunday Times reports on the largest ever publicly disclosed settlement of an interest rate swaps mis-selling case. The derivatives in question were sold to a Care Home by Lloyds…
Lloyds Bank has been forced into a significant litigation settlement regarding the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products (IRHPs) to The Coin Group, a care home operator. The case highlights the potential for banks to mis-sell complex financial derivatives to businesses, leading to significant financial losses. The Coin Group, represented by LEXLAW Solicitors & Barristers, successfully argued that Lloyds Bank failed to disclose the risks and potential liabilities associated with the IRHPs, resulting in a settlement of £4.6 million.
Holmcroft Properties Limited v KPMG (Daily Telegraph, April 25, 2015, Business 33). Holmcroft wins permission to bring a judicial review against KPMG’s conclusion that the redress offered in the redress…
The House of Commons Treasury Committee has today (10 March) published its report on Conduct and competition in SME lending. This report covers bank mis-sold interest rate derivatives,…
The Civil and Family Proceedings (Amendment) Fees Order has been approved in the House of Lords. This massively increases the court issue fee to £10,000 from £1,920 (raised last year from £1,670).
The Financial Conduct Authority’s confidential agreement with several major banks, which set up the Interest Rate Hedging Product (IRHP) Review, was published today. The Treasury Select Committee has also…
The Times’ City Editor, Harry Wilson, one of the journalists that three years ago broke the news of interest rate derivatives mis-selling by the major banks, reports today…
Neutral Citation Number: [2014] EWHC 3043 (Ch) Case No: HC13B02029 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE CHANCERY DIVISION Rolls Building, Royal Courts of Justice 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane…
HMRC has distributed tax advice leaflets for banks to hand to customers receiving redress from mis-sold Interest Rate Hedging Products (IRHP), urging correct tax return reporting. Affected banks must review sales since 2001 under FCA supervision, leading to customer compensation. Redress payments, consisting of basic redress, 8% compensatory interest, and consequential losses, are generally taxable income or subject to capital gains tax. Individuals should account for tax deducted from interest. HMRC recommends consulting an accountant for complex scenarios.