“…ifferent nature from the 3 November statements and the 14 November email, and she referred us to Playboy Club London Ltd & Ors v Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro SPA [2014] EWHC 2613 (QB) in this regard. In the light of the fact that Mr Chapman on behalf of Group Seven did not contend that the 3 November statements were formal references and the…”
“…nt in relation to the same credit reference (“the negligence claim”). The Club won that claim at first instance before HHJ Mackie QC sitting in the High Court ([2014] EWHC 2613 (QB)), but then lost on appeal on the ground that BNL did not owe the Club a duty of care in relation to the credit reference provided to Burlington ([2016] EWCA Ci…”