Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 84 (01 February 2018) 

BACKGROUND & SUMMARY This case was first heard in February 2017, where Rose J delivered judgment, in which a financial institution was found to have breached what is commonly known as the “Quincecare duty“. The Quincecare duty was first referred to in the1992 decision of Steyn J in Barclays Bank plc v Quincecare Ltd, which
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What the Consumer Protection Act Means for Commercial Property Owners

Introduction Commercial property owners who lease out their properties must ensure that they are fully informed of the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (the “Act”) as it places onerous requirements on “suppliers” as regards the management of lease agreements for the purposes of protecting “consumers”. A “consumer” (as defined in the
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