The Royal Court of Guernsey recently ruled in Jakob International Inc v HSBC Private Bank (CI) Limited on an application by HSBC to strike out a claim brought by its customer, Jakob. Although this was decided without a substantive hearing of all facts, the Court’s decision provides some guidance on terms and conditions (T&Cs) and […]

Introduction The Royal Court of Guernsey recently ruled in Jakob International Inc v HSBC Private Bank (CI) Limited on an application by HSBC to strike out a claim brought by its customer, Jakob. Although this was decided without a substantive hearing of all facts, the Court’s decision provides some guidance on terms and conditions (T&Cs) […]

  T&Cs vs AML The Royal Court of Guernsey recently ruled (unreported judgement – http://bit.ly/2ahQ9zg) in Jakob International Inc v HSBC Private Bank (CI) Limited on an application by HSBC to strike out a claim brought by its customer, Jakob. Although this was decided without a substantive hearing of all facts, the Court’s decision provides […]