Tag: Quincecare Duty

Moorwand Appeal Victory Exposes the UK’s Scam-Recovery Gap

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that required FCA-authorised EMI Moorwand to restore £160,000 transferred into an account controlled by scammers. The case demonstrates the gulf between regulatory compliance failures and enforceable private compensation claims—and how recovery litigation can cost far more than the underlying fraud loss.