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Two Scottish bank customers claiming a refund of overdraft charges have been given permission by a sheriff to proceed with their cases, despite the legal freeze on claims south of the border.
The decision by Sheriff Derek Pyle at Inverness Sheriff Court has been hailed by bank charge campaigners as a victory for small claimants in Scotland.
The cases, one against Halifax Bank of Scotland brought by Govan Law Centre on behalf of customer Aaron Thomson, and the other pursued by a party litigant (individual) against Clydesdale Bank, will go ahead after the sheriff ruled that he could not be bound by the test case brought in London by the Office of Fair Trading, and would not sist (suspend) the actions.
Two Scottish bank customers claiming a refund of overdraft charges have been given permission by a sheriff to proceed with their cases, despite the legal freeze on claims south of the border.
The decision by Sheriff Derek Pyle at Inverness Sheriff Court has been hailed by bank charge campaigners as a victory for small claimants in Scotland.
The cases, one against Halifax Bank of Scotland brought by Govan Law Centre on behalf of customer Aaron Thomson, and the other pursued by a party litigant (individual) against Clydesdale Bank, will go ahead after the sheriff ruled that he could not be bound by the test case brought in London by the Office of Fair Trading, and would not sist (suspend) the actions.
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