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Lexis®PSL Banking & Finance weekly highlights—6 October 2016

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Published on: 06 October 2016

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Table of contents

Headlines (News updates & analysis)
Brexit
Real estate finance
Regulation of derivatives and capital markets products
Relevant updates from other practice areas
Cases
Connaught Income Fund, Series 1 (in liquidation) v Hewetts Solicitors (a former firm)
Barclays Bank plc v Christie Owen & Davies Ltd (trading as Christie & Co)
Latest Q&As

Article summary

Welcome to the weekly Banking & Finance highlights from the Lexis®PSL Banking & Finance team for the week ending 6 October. This week’s edition of Banking & Finance highlights includes (1) a report on Brexit’s potential impact on the UK-based financial services sector, (2) a case on duty of care when issuing certificates of title, (3) a case on lender’s reliance on valuation reports and contributory negligence, (4) updates on the regulation of derivatives and capital markets products, (5) relevant updates from the Lexis®PSL Construction, Dispute Resolution and Environment teams, (6) a list of cases reported on by the Lexis®PSL Banking & Finance team this week and (7) a new Q&A published in our Securitisation subtopic.

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