Claims following freezing of the claimant’s bank accounts after Suspicious Activity Report by the bank to the National Crime Agency, and then closure of the accounts.
Held: The defendant’s application to have the claim struck out failed. The claimants request for copies of the SARs was granted: ‘ inspection is necessary for the fair disposal of the claim. The content of the SARs are plainly relevant to the assessment of whether the Bank’s employees had a relevant genuine suspicion, which is the key issue in the contract claim. The SARs are also the primary communications which are alleged to be defamatory. Without sight of them, Mr Lonsdale cannot tell, for example, whether the defamatory statements were Level 2 or Level 3.’
Citations:
[2018] EWHC 1843 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Banking, Torts – Other
Updated: 29 May 2022; Ref: scu.625520