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How to cite
[1990] 1 AC 536
Neutral citation format (OSCOLA). Always confirm against the official judgment.
“…ed. In Yorkshire Bank Plc v Hall [1999] 1 WLR 1713, after referring to what he described as “the well-known cases” of China & South Sea Bank Ltd v Tan Soon Gin [1990] 1 AC 536, Downsview Nominees Ltd v First City Corporation Ltd [1993] 1 AC 295 and National Bank of Greece SA v Pinios Shipping Co No. 1 [1990] 1 AC 637, Robert Walker L…”
“…Wulff v Jay was cited without apparent disapproval by Lord Templeman when giving the judgment of the Privy Council in China & South Sea Bank v Tan [1990] 1 AC 536. What, however, was decided in the Tan case was that a creditor had owed no duty to a surety to exercise its power of sale over shares mortgaged in its favour.…”