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The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 – Why It Matters

On 2 December 2025, the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 (the “2025 Act”) came into force. The Act confirms that digital assets can attract personal property rights even though they fall outside traditional classifications. The Act is deliberately short, leaving the development of this new category of personal property, and the rights that may … Continue Reading

APP fraud – might banks have a “retrieval duty” ?

By Christian Toms on April 4, 2024 Posted in Banking, Dispute Resolution, Fraud and Financial Crime

Following on from our Blog post and article from November of last year that looked at the potential liabilities of banks and related parties in the context of authorised push payment (“APP”) frauds, the recent decision of Master Brown in CCP Graduate School Ltd v National Westminster Bank PLC & Anor [2024] EWHC 581 (KB) … Continue Reading

WHO PAYS THE PRICE OF AUTHORISED PUSH PAYMENT FRAUD?

By Christian Toms on November 22, 2023 Posted in Banking, Dispute Resolution, Fraud and Financial Crime

Following on from our recent Blog post about UK Finance’s half-yearly fraud update, in an article published today with the International Banker we look at the increasingly common authorised push payment (APP) fraud and consider what can be done and who might be liable?… Continue Reading

UK Finance – Fraud Update

By Ian Debbage on October 27, 2023 Posted in Banking, Dispute Resolution, Fraud and Financial Crime

UK Finance has recently published its half yearly fraud update for the first half of 2023, its findings are based on data reported to it by its members, which include financial providers, credit, debit and charge card issuers and card payment acquirers.… Continue Reading