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Mis-selling interest rate hedging products—a guide for R&I lawyers—this Practice Note, produced in partnership with Matthew Shankland and Sarah Lainchbury of Sidley Austin LLP, looks at the issues surrounding mis-selling of interest rate hedging products (IRHPs) by banks and financial institutions to companies. It looks at potential claims those companies (or where that company is in a formal insolvency procedure, their insolvency practitioner) may have against the bank/financial institution. It looks at the FCA review of mis-selling and what compensation is prescribed by the FCA and redress through the Financial Ombudsman Service. It lists the basis for various claims under breach of statutory duty, contract, tort and misrepresentation and the relevant caselaw. It considers what happens
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