The bank replied to several enquiries as to the customer’s credit status without first seeking the customer’s consent. It claimed that this was general practice at the time.
Held: The practice fell short of being ‘notorious’ or well known, and was a breach of confidentiality.
Judges:
Chadwick LJ
Citations:
Gazette 06-May-1999, [2000] BPIR 683
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See Also – Turner v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc CA 24-Mar-1998
The plaintiff complained as to the provision of references by his bank. The bank said he had given an implied permission through the bank which had made the request. Later changes in the bankers code of practice would have required explicit written . .
Cited by:
Cited – Commissioners of Inland Revenue v Lee-Phipps ChD 2003
In a case where there had been no reasoned determination of the arguments at the earlier stage and the application had simply been struck out for a formal defect, then the principle referred to in Turner was not engaged.
The court heard an . .
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Banking
Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.90032
