Subject Matter Index

Browse cases by legal subject matter and principles

Circumstances where a bank may exercise discretion to honour or dishonour a cheque and whether refusal can grant a cause of action

Duty of the bank to honour a cheque which is regular on the face of it

Effect of a bank's refusal to honour a cheque

Effect of a cheque marked incomplete mandate

Effect of a countermand of a cheque

Effect of endorsing the words "present again" on a cheque

Effect of the refusal of a bank to pay a customer's cheque

Functions of a cheque

Limitations to the banker's duty to honour a cheque drawn by the customer

Nature of action where a bank refuses to pay a customer's cheque

Position of the law where a cheque is drawn in a customer's name is paid into a customer's account and the account is credited with the value of the cheque

Position of the law where a customer draws a cheque in excess of the amount standing to the credit of his current account

Rationale for the principle that persons in business or in trade are entitled to award of substantial damages for unlawful dishonour of their cheques without the need to prove actual damages

Remedy where a bank dishonours a customer's cheque

The meaning of 'DAR' when written on a cheque

The measure of damages payable by the drawer of a dishonoured cheque

The principle that bankers who collect cheques and pay them to those not entitled to the proceeds in the cheques are liable in conversion

What a crossed cheque connotes

When a cheque is said to be cleared

Whether a banker is liable to the payee of a cheque for non-payment of a cheque

Whether a banker who dishonours a customer's cheque without justification is liable to the customer in damages

Whether a countermand is equivalent to the dishonour of a cheque

Whether a solicitor is in business and therefore entitled to the award of substantial damages for unlawful dishonour of his cheques without the need to prove actual damages

Whether the drawer of a cheque is liable to compensate the holder where it is dishonoured by non-payment

Whether the term “drawer confirmation required”, “drawer attention required” and “refer to drawer” mean the same thing

Whether the words R/D or "refer to drawer" when endorsed on a dishonoured cheque is defamatory of a customer

Whether where a banker in addition to dishonouringa cheque makes a libelous endorsement thereon, the customer may in addition to a claim of damages for breach of contract bring also in the same action a claim for damages for libel

Access More on judy.legal

Get related cases, follow principles for updates, and access AI-powered research.

Explore judy.legal