BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v LBG Capital [2015] EWHC 1560 (Ch)

• Court confirms approach to interpretation of Lloyds’ enhanced capital notes trust deed, and corrects an obvious drafting mistake.

Barclays Bank plc v L. Londell McMillan [2015] EWHC 1596 (Comm)

• Unfair creditor relationship? The bank wins again.

Hmicho v Barclays Bank Plc [2015] EWHC 1757 (QB)

• Court sides with Barclays in fight to unfreeze funds caught by sanctions.

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (1) Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad (2) –v- Independent Power Tanzania Limited (1) VIP Engineering and Marketing Limited (2) Pan African Power Solutions (T) Limited [2015] EWHC 1640 (Comm)

• Court rejects application to stay English proceedings.

Property Alliance Group Limited v Royal Bank of Scotland PLC [2015] EWHC 1557 (Ch)

• High Court provides guidance on obligations of disclosure and legal privilege in the context of claims relating to LIBOR manipulation and the alleged mis-selling of interest rate swaps.