Lehman client money judgment: UK Supreme Court upholds Court of Appeal

Resource type: Article

Status: Law stated as at 05-Mar-2012

Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

In this article, Karen Anderson, Partner, and Sarah Thomas, Senior Associate, in Herbert Smith's Financial Services Regulatory Group, and Patricia Horton, a professional support lawyer in that group, consider the Supreme Court's February 2012 judgment on the administrators' client money application in the matter of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE): Re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration) [2012] UKSC 6. The judgment has a number of implications for firms that hold client money, as well as for firms that hold money with banks and other firms as clients themselves.

For a checklist of some practical points for firms to consider arising from the judgment, see Checklist: Practical points for firms following Supreme Court's Lehman client money judgment.

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Resource ID: 6-518-3138
Law stated date: 05-Mar-2012
Products: PLC UK Finance, PLC UK Financial Services, PLC UK Restructuring and Insolvency, PLC US Finance, PLC US Law Department

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