A stockbroker has a general lien on documents such as transfers coming into his hands in the course of his business and lawfully in his custody, and that even in respect of debts due by a customer to him not arising out of the transaction to which the transfer relates.
Judges:
Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), Lords Kinnear, Atkinson, and Shaw
Citations:
[1911] UKHL 775, 48 SLR 775
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Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Financial Services
Updated: 25 April 2022; Ref: scu.619199