Shah v HSBC: High Court holds that identity of employees making money laundering reports is disclosable, but public interest immunity allows partial anonymisation | Practical Law

Shah v HSBC: High Court holds that identity of employees making money laundering reports is disclosable, but public interest immunity allows partial anonymisation | Practical Law

A case report and comment on the decision of the High Court in Shah and another v HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd [2011] EWCA 1713, in which the court held that the identities of staff forming suspicions of money laundering leading to a suspicious activity report are relevant and prima facie disclosable.  However, the public interest immunity prima facie operates to withhold disclosure of such identities.   

Shah v HSBC: High Court holds that identity of employees making money laundering reports is disclosable, but public interest immunity allows partial anonymisation

by PLC Financial Services
Published on 24 Aug 2011 • United Kingdom
A case report and comment on the decision of the High Court in Shah and another v HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd [2011] EWCA 1713, in which the court held that the identities of staff forming suspicions of money laundering leading to a suspicious activity report are relevant and prima facie disclosable. However, the public interest immunity prima facie operates to withhold disclosure of such identities.