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PBL – OCT 2022 – L3 – Q2 – Banker-Customer Confidentiality and Law Enforcement Demands

Scenario involving police demanding customer account information; identify duty of confidentiality, its exceptions, and how to handle the situation.

Question

You enter your office as Retail Manager this morning to find commotion at the front desk of your branch. As you enter you see three persons in police uniforms claiming to be from the National Investigations Bureau (NIB). They claim they have got wind that one Mr. Mahama Obeng who is under investigation for drug trafficking has an account with your branch where he has lodged his ill-gotten gains. They are demanding that your Operations Manager produce the information immediately or he would be hauled to the NIB for impeding an investigation.

(a) What rule of law do you require to resolve this problem? [2 Marks]

(b) Discuss the four (4) exceptions to the duty a bank owes its customers identified in (a) [8 Marks]
(c) How would you deal with the situation that is before you?[10 Marks]

[Total marks: 20]

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship
Series: OCT 2022

POB-LAW-AND-PRACTICE-APRIL-2024-L3-Q2 – Error in Crediting Account and Implications

Discuss the positions of parties involved when a bank credits funds to the wrong account, leading to assumptions and distributions that exhaust an estate.

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Joseph Blue paid in a cash of GHC 50,000 into his account with the bank and this amount was credited in error to the account of Joseph Brew, another customer. It happened that Joseph Brew was owed GHC 50,000 by John Morgan who told Brew that he (John) had received a cheque for GHC 50,000 from Gifty Mbroh. The cheque would be paid into Brew’s account. John did not fulfill his promise; but having sighted a cash deposit transaction on his bank statement Brew issued a receipt to John believing that the credit came from him. Two months after the death of John his executor, who was unable to reconcile the deceased’s account, advertised for creditors, but did not hear from Brew. The executor had concluded that the debt to Brew had been paid having sighted his receipt in John’s records. Consequently all creditors were paid and the deceased’s estate was exhausted. A few months later Joseph Blue who had now noticed the omission of the credit on his statement, observed and queried the bank.

Discuss the position of the parties showing who could suffer a loss.

[20 marks]

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship
Series: APR 2024

LPB – Oct 2019 – L3 – Q4 – Transactions and Constituents of Banking Balance

Define a transaction and its elements; explain constituents of the banking balance on a customer's account and their meanings; identify the cause of a debit interest charge based on a scenario involving payment against uncleared effects.

Question

This morning, you walked into the Office, as the Branch Manager, and heard a customer’s voice unusually louder and walking into the conference room; you find your RM and Madam Hannah Adjei, an SME Customer with the Customer’s Statement of Account for September2019.

You invited to your Office; the RM who tells you:

That Madam Hannah Adjei is making an unnecessary claim about a Debit Interest Charge on Account when the Account Balance has been in Credit throughout the month.
That the RM adds that the Interest Charge was not raised by the RM – it was the computer which debited the Customer’s Account.

You printed a copy of the Statement of Account, and you noted the following:

That a Cheque for GHs400.00 was paid against uncleared effects during the month.
That the RM does not understand the features of transactions on Account.
That the RM does not understand the constituents of the Banking Balance on the Statement of Account.

Required: a) You have therefore decided to have a discussion session with your Staff along the following: i. What is a Transaction? ii. What are the elements in any given transaction? b) Bearing in mind the constituents of the Banking Balance on the Customer’s Account and various types of transactions: i. State the various constituents and their meaning. ii. What caused the Debit Interest Charge on the Account? Examiner’s Requirement a) The “Transaction ” defined i. What is a Transaction? The Candidate must state that a “Transaction is a business dealing between 2 or more people, time bound”.

In the Banking business, the transaction shall be a record of movement of funds form one person to another (or from one Account to another account), which shall always be “time bound”; and any such record shall be made in accordance with Accounting Rules.
The Bankers’ function of “Accepting Deposits”, results in a Credit transaction:
For example, proceeds of a Cheque Deposit shall be available as a “Value Dated” Credit transaction, based on the Bankers’ Clearing House Rules and Clearing Cycle, where the proceeds shall be received in the future.
The function for “Honoring the Customer’s Instruction to pay” shall result in a Debit transaction.
For example, honoring a Customer’s Cheque shall be a Debit transaction, and in the ordinary course of business, the Cheque shall be honored against sufficient Cleared funds and/ or agreed Overdraft Limits in accordance with Joachimson v. Swiss Bank Corporation.

ii. What are the elements in any given transaction?

The Candidate must state the elements of a transaction as follows:
A Transaction has 2 dates (the Transaction Date and the Value Date).
An Originator (source account to be debited).
Beneficiary (destination account to be credited).
An amount.
Underlying need for the transaction.
Reference/transaction ID, etc.
The 2 dates are the:
“Transaction Date” as date for processing the “transaction”; and the
“Value Date” which, based on the underlying need, shall determine when the funds in the transaction must become cleared and therefore, available to the beneficiary. The “Value Date” is an element of the future, as in the Clearing Cycle, Forward Exchange Contracts, Fixed Deposit Receipts which will mature sometime in future.
In the Banking business, a transaction is always recorded in accordance with Accounting Rules; and therefore, there is no such thing as a transaction with a date before today in any Banking transaction!!

b) Constituents of the Banking Balance Bearing in mind the constituents of the Banking Balance on the Customer’s Account and various types of transactions: i. State the various constituents and their meaning. (6 Marks). Examiner’s Requirement

Cleared funds and agreed Overdraft Limit (C), in Joachimson v. Swiss Bank Corporation, the Paying Banker was said to have a duty to pay the Customer’s cheque against sufficient Cleared funds or agreed overdraft limits; Cleared funds are available as “Cash” and/or non-Cash transfer of funds from one account to another;
Uncleared Effects (UE); where, by the ruling in United Dominion Trust $v$. Kirkwood(1966), the Collecting Banker shall collect proceeds of cheques “value dated”, and in accordance with the Bankers’ Clearing House Rules; and are therefore not yet available for use by the Customer until the proceeds have been received from the Paying Banker.
The Banking Balance (BB), which is the Balance on the Statement of Account; and which is always the sum total of the Cleared funds and Uncleared Effects. Mathematically, “C + UE = BB.
In cases of no uncleared effects, C shall always be equal to BB. ii. What caused the Debit Interest Charge on the Account? (4 Marks). The Debit Interest charge arose as a result of paying the cheque for GHGs400.00 on 02Sep. against sufficient cleared funds of GHs300.00 and GHs100.00 out of the uncleared effect fund of GHs150.00 in the cheque Deposit of GHs150.00 of 02Sep. and value dated 04Sep.; mathematically represented as follows: Cheque for GHs400.00 paid: Cleared Balance: Add: GHs100.00 out of the GHs150.00 in Cheque Deposit value dated 04Sep., and therefore an UE of: (GHs300.00) (GHs100.00) (GHs100.00) GHs100.00 represents payment against Uncleared Effects out of the GHs150.00 and same resulted in the Debit Interest Charge on account. Answer: As an expert in the Law & Practice of Banking with over 20 years in the Ghanaian sector, including senior compliance and treasury roles at institutions like Stanbic Bank Ghana, I emphasize that understanding transactions and banking balances is crucial for operational accuracy, governed by principles from Joachimson v. Swiss Bank Corporation (1921) and aligned with Bank of Ghana (BoG) directives on payment systems under the Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act 987). In practice, mishandling uncleared effects contributed to liquidity issues during the 2017-2019 banking cleanup, where banks like Capital Bank faced penalties for improper interest charges. Post-DDEP (2022-2024), BoG’s Liquidity Risk Management Guidelines stress clear transaction processing to ensure resilience. Below, I address each part with practical examples from Ghanaian operations.

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship
Series: October 2019

LPB – Oct 2019 – L3 – Q3 – Common Law Rights in BCR and Appropriation of Payments

State the common law rights in the banker-customer relationship and implications of legal operations; explain appropriation of payments and its implications for the banker; justify authorizing a cheque payment that creates an overdraft based on a provided account statement scenario.

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Common Law Rights in the BCR & Implications of operation of Law 2 Common Law rights sit in the Banker and Customer Relations (BCR), to guide the operational needs of both parties.

There is the Common Law:
Right of Appropriation of Payments, with strict obligations or the Customer, and
Right of Set-Off & Combination for the Banker, also with strict obligations for compliance.
The Customer has a first right of Appropriation of payments; and
the Banker follows to assume this right when the Customer does not exercise same; and
this second right activates the Bankers’ Common Law Right of Set-off & Combination.
If both parties, refuse to exercise this right, the operation of law in Clayton’s case takes over, with very serious consequences for both parties in the BCR.

Required: a) State the Common Law Rights which sit in the BCR and the implications of operation of Law on same. (8 Marks)

Receipt of a Court Order, re Garnishee Summons)/Order and an Injunction.
Notice of Insolvency, bankruptcy of a natural person(s) and liquidation of the legal person.
Etc.
That these come with implications including:
That they preclude the Customer’s Common Law Right of Appropriation of Payments,
That they revoke the Banker’s authority to pay.
That they make way for the Banker to exercise the right of Appropriation, and the Candidate must:

state how the Banker will do so and
indicate what other legal responsibilities arise for the Banker, such as
stopping the Customer’s Account(s) to prevent the operation of law in Clayton’s case for overdrawn balances; and

for an automatic Banker’s Right of Set-Off and Combination of accounts.
If the Banker does not then, the rule in Clayton’s case would go against the Banker; where:
Credit transactions would match debit transactions in order of time, i.e., “first in first out”; and this has historically affected Bankers when Customer Account held debit balances, in cases of unsecured lending
Albeit, in secured lending, the Standard Bank Charge Forms provides protection in the “Continuing Security” clause which was upheld in Westminster Bank v. Cond (1940). b) What is meant by appropriation of payments and what are the likely implications of this right on the Banker? (6 Marks) Examiner’s Requirement
The Candidate is expected to demonstrate understanding of this Common Law Right, and taking advantage of the explanation in the question, to show:
when the Customer must exercise the right.
what happens when the Customer does not exercise the right.
what happens if the Banker does not exercise the right.
the implications of the right on the Banker.

c) You are the Branch Manager of the Root Capital Bank, Avenue Central Branch, and this morning, a cousin of yours, and a Customer of the Branch, walks into your office with a copy of his Statement of Account, complaining about an overdrawn position on the Account. You printed a copy of the Statement of Account and noted the following:

Root Capital Bank, Avenue Central Branch. Account Number: 1-013132-019
Date	Details	Value Date	Debit	Credit	Balance
20-Oct-19	Balance B/Fwd	20-Oct			250.00
21-Oct-19	Cash Deposit	21-Oct		50.00	300.00
22-Oct-19	Debit 23-Sep. a/c1-015152-019	22-Oct	150.00		150.00
22-Oct-19	Cheque Withdrawal	22-Oct	200.00		$(50.00)$
25-Oct-19	Cash Deposit	25-Oct		180.00	130.00

That a Debit of GH$150.00 for 23-Sep. had been applied on the account on 22-Oct, and perhaps on the blind side of the Customer.
You authorized payment and same resulted in an overdrawn position of GH$20.00.

Required: Just before you left the Office for lunch, your assistant walked in, and asked: “Why did you authorize payment of your cousin’s cheque withdrawal transaction when all was clear that same will create an overdrawn position?”

The Candidate must show:
when the account balance turned debit.
what transaction resulted in a debit balance.
that in the above account, it was the GHs150.00 of 23Sep debit transaction for account #1-015152-019, which would be a very wrongful debit, if that were the case.
that the above notwithstanding, the Customer’s cheque should be paid because of the Customer’s first right of appropriation of payment.
that even with the overdrawn balance of GHs500.00 and the GHs180.00 Credit transaction; having the GHs150.00 Cheque follow immediately, is an indication that the Customer was in total ownership of the Account, in light of the right of appropriation of payments.
that When a Paying Banker receives a Customer instruction to pay, the Banker must honor the Customer’s instruction bearing in mind that the Customer has the first right of appropriation to make any payment to settle any debt; but any such right to appropriate must take place in the ordinary course of business (the Customer’s way of using the account) and at the time of payment. Answer: As an expert in the Law & Practice of Banking with over 20 years in the Ghanaian sector, including senior roles in compliance and lending at banks like GCB Bank, I highlight that common law rights in the banker-customer relationship (BCR) are foundational to operational stability, governed by principles from cases like Foley v. Hill (1848) and aligned with Ghana’s Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930). These rights ensure fair dealings, but events like insolvency notices can trigger implications under BoG’s Insolvency Regulations and the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2008 (Act 773). In practice, mishandling appropriation led to losses during the 2017-2019 banking cleanup, emphasizing the need for robust account management systems. Below, I address each part with practical insights.

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship
Series: October 2019

LPB – Oct 2019 – L3 – Q2 – Collecting Banker’s Responsibilities under s.81 BEAct 55

Explain the requirements for a collecting banker to obtain statutory protection under section 81 of the Bills of Exchange Act, 1961 (Act 55) when collecting proceeds of a cheque, including acting for a customer, in good faith, without negligence, and in accordance with endorsements and crossings.

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Banker’s function to collect proceeds of Cheques Collecting Banker and the Customer.

In United Dominion Trust (UDT) v Kirkwood (1966), it was held that the Banker also has a function to collect proceeds of a cheque for the credit of the Customer’s Account, wherewith, in performing this function, a Collecting Banker becomes a holder, who would receive payment for the Customer’s Account by presenting the said cheque to the Paying Banker for payment. Such transaction is usually dubbed, the Cheque Deposit!!!

By s. 81 BEAct 55, the Collecting Banker is under strict liability to perform the above function and obtain protection if, it does same for a customer, in good faith and without negligence. Others include, in accordance with the endorsement and to the crossing if any.

in accordance with s. 32(4) BEAct of 1961.
in line with s. 27 BEAct of 1961.
That no such endorsement by a legal person shall suffice or be valid.
That any deviation in the above would constitute “conversion”.

The Candidate, hearing in mind that the, “without negligence” test could date back as far as when the Account was opened for the Customer, is expected to:

demonstrate understanding of “Who the Customer is”, into such judicial decisions:
the Mathews v. William Brown & Co. (1894)
the Great Western Railway v. London and County Banking Co [1901]
Demon Malawi Ltd v. New Building Society (1991)
Ladbroke v Todd [1914];
Commissioner for Taxes v English, Scottish and Australian Bank [1920] and
Wood v Martin’s Bank Ltd [1959]

Required: State and explain what is required of the Collecting Banker to obtain protection under s. 81 BEAct 55.

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Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship
Series: October 2019

LPB – OCT 2019 – L3 – Q1 – Multiple Choice Questions on Banking Law and Practice

Multiple-choice questions testing knowledge of cheques, banker-customer relationships, account operations, and related legal principles under the Bills of Exchange Act, 1961 (Act 55) and common law.

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i. Section 1(1) of the Bills of Exchange Act (BEAct) 55 of 1961 defines a bill and s. 72 distinguishes a cheque as a type of bill. What was the distinguishing element? a. The Cheque shall be drawn on a Banker for payment without a countermand instruction. b. A bill of exchange payable on demand applies to a cheque. c. The Cheque must be presented to the Banker for payment over the Counter (OTC) or in accordance with the Bankers’ Clearing Rules. d. The Cheque shall be payable on demand over the counter (OTC) as long as there adequate funds in the account.

ii. In the ordinary or due course of operation of a cheque, s. 1(1) BEAct 55, introduces the parties in the workings of the cheque. Who are they? a. Drawer, Drawee and Holder in Due Course. b. Drawer, Payee and Holder for Value. c. Drawer, Drawee and Payee. d. Payee, Endorsee and Holder for Value. e. None of the above.

iii. Given your answer in question “2” above, what is one of the duties of the Drawer of a Cheque? a. The Drawer must be a Holder in Due Course. b. The Drawer must be a Holder for Value. c. The Drawer must be given reasonable notice before closing the Account in accordance with Prosperity Ltd v. Lloyds Bank. d. The Drawer must exercise reasonable care in drawing the Cheque according to the ruling in MacMillan & Arthur. e. None of the above.

iv. Given your answer in question “3” above, how; and by which of the parties will the “another holder in the due course of operation” of the Cheque be created? a. By negotiation of the Cheque by the Banker; b. By an endorsement and postage of the Cheque to the payee. c. With the Consent of the Customer. d. By an endorsement of the said Cheque by the payee; and then a delivery, to that “another holder…”. e. Interest of the Bank for the Customer.

v. Which of the following cases prescribed the implied terms of the Banker and Customer Contract? a. United Dominion Trust v. Kirkwood. b. Joachimson v. Swiss Bank Corporation. c. Woods v. Martins Bank. d. Ladbroke v. Todd. e. Box v. Midland Bank.

vi. In the ordinary course of business; what is the responsibility of a Banker in a Cheque Deposit transaction, and how does the Banker fulfill this responsibility? a. To collect proceeds for the Credit of the Customer’s Account; in accordance with the payee’s instructions. b. To collect proceeds of the Cheque in accordance with the crossing and the endorsement. c. To collect proceeds for the Credit of the Customer’s Account; in good faith and without negligence. d. “a” and “b” above. e. “b” and “c” above.

vii. Your Branch received a Cheque for clearing on Friday, and tells you they aren’t able to trace it to the Customer account to be debited. How will you deal with the situation? a. I will query the Operations Manager in accordance with Great Western Railway v. London & County Banking Co. b. We will return the Cheque to the Clearing House, marked with the reason “Payee unknown to Us”. c. The Branch must bear the loss re MacMillan & Arthur. d. If payee is not our Customer, then we shall look for an endorsement which should have created an “endorser”; and therefore, our Customer. If endorsement was “blank”, then we will just search for the corresponding credit in that day’s set of transaction vouchers. e. Estoppel applies in accordance with Greenwood v. Martins Bank.

viii. In the Banker and Customer Relationship (BCR), it is said that there is no definitive definition of a Customer, but some very instructive Court statements have suggested that, a Customer is one who: a. picks money from the Western Union counter in accordance with Great Western Railway v. London & County Banking Co. b. has some sort of an account with the Bank in accordance with Great Western Railway v. London & County Banking Co.; and for whom the Banker accepts instructions to open an account; and receives a deposit to be credited to it, as was upheld in Ladbroke v. Todd & Wood v. Martin’s Bank Ltd [1959], or one in contemplation, with a Banker. c. None of the above d. “a” and “b” above. e. “b”, and “c” above.

ix. What is the legal term used to describe the Customer’s right to direct how payments should be applied to their debts with the Bank? a. Customer’s first Common Law Right of Appropriation of Payments b. Right to report a forgery on the account. c. The Rule in Clayton’s case. d. Right to disclose information to the Banker. e. The common Law Right of Set-Off and Combination and the Customer’s first right of Appropriation of Payments.

x. At the Account Opening Stage, what should a Banker obtain from a prospective Limited Liability Company (LLC) Customer? a. Information and Registration Documentation about the constitution and formation of the LLC. b. Information and confirmation documents of the natural persons therein; c. Board Resolution, and Registration documents including Regulations and Certificate of Incorporation. d. All the above. e. “a” and “c” only.

xi. To comply with the usual Account Opening Process for LLCs, how does the Banker obtain information about the owners; directors; nature of business; office and location addresses; authorised signatories and signing instructions? a. From the LLC’s Constitution and Sole Proprietorship documents. b. The LLCs Regulations and Board Resolution respectively. c. The LLCs, Cheque Books and Statement of Accounts. d. The Limited Liability Partnership Agreement. e. All of the above.

xii. Negotiation of a cheque involves an endorsement. Which type of persons, the legal & natural person, in the BCR shall have the legal right to endorse a Cheque? a. Sole Proprietorship. b. Limited Liability Company & Limited Liability Partnership. c. The Directors. d. A natural person in the ordinary course of the operations of a cheque; and/or a legal person, through an authorized signatory, with an endorsement, in accordance with s. 58 BEAct 55. e. All the above.

xiii. An order Cheque is payable to “X or order”. The endorsement was forged and the cheque was paid by the Banker. Which of the following statements is true? a. The Paying Banker is protected by a valid endorsement, in accordance with s. 58 BEAct 55. b. The Banker doesn’t have to pay because of the “forged endorsement”? c. The forged endorsement shall absolve the Drawer from liability. d. “b” and “c”. e. All the above.

xiv. An order Cheque is endorsed by the payee as “Pay Y” or order provided “Y” delivers goods to me”. Subsequently. “Y” negotiates the cheque to “Z”, having endorsed same in “blank”. “Y” did not fulfill the obligation. Which of the following statements is true? a. “Z” could have been a holder in due course, only if “Y” delivers the goods. b. The cheque is an unconditional order! e. None of the above d. “Z” may be a holder in due course, and the condition is irrelevant in accordance with s. 31 BEAct 55.

xv. Which of the parties in the due course of operation of a Cheque issued, shall have the legal right to endorse and assume another party in the said Cheque? a. The Drawer who endorses and becomes a payee. b. It is the Payee who shall have the legal right to endorse and then become an Endorser in accordance with s. 53(2) BEAct 55. c. Cheques crossed “Not Negotiable” by the Endorser. d. Cheques endorsed “Account Payee only”, by the Drawee. e. All the above.

xvi. X stole a Cheque in favour of D, forged his endorsement, and gives the cheque, in exchange of goods, to “Y” – who was not a party to the fraud or illegality. What is “Y” in the operation of the Cheque? a. Holder for Value. b. Bearer and Holder in Due Course. c. Holder in Due Course. d. Payee and Holder for Value. e. “b” and “c”.

xvii. Your Branch received a Cheque, and upon scrutiny, the Customer’s signature seems to have been forged. What will you do? a. Pay the Cheque because the Customer is a valued Customer. b. Return the Cheque to the presenter, stating “Signature differs”. c. Honour the Cheque because the account is in sufficient credit. d. Inform the Customer about the development and then, return the Cheque. e. “b” and “d”.

xviii. Albert, and wife Alice, Yeboah have a Joint Account with your Branch. Today, Alice shows you Albert’s Death Certificate; requests a closure of the Joint Account; and a transfer of the Balance to her personal account. What one important piece of information would you require to inform your decision to deal? a. The Standing Order Instructions on Alice’s personal account which funded the Joint Account. b. Pay the Cheque, because Alice is only a wife and cannot issue instructions to the Bank. c. Either party can “stop” payment of a cheque, so close the account. d. The effectiveness of a Survivorship Clause in the Mandate. e. “a”, “b” and “c” above.

Answer: As an expert in Law and Practice of Banking with over 20 years in the Ghanaian banking sector, including senior roles in compliance and risk management at banks like Ecobank Ghana, I provide answers grounded in the Bills of Exchange Act, 1961 (Act 55), the Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930), and practical banking operations in Ghana, reflecting post-2017-2019 cleanup and 2022-2024 DDEP trends. Each question is addressed with clarity, referencing BoG directives and real-world examples to ensure compliance, profitability, and ethical practice. The answers align with the examiner’s expectations for demonstrating understanding of banking principles and their application.

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship, Banking Transactions
Series: October 2019

PBL – APR 2016 – L1 – Q2- Equity Maxims Examination

Examine three maxims of equity: Equality is Equity; Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy; He who comes into Equity must come with clean hands.

Question

(a) Examine the following maxims of Equity

(i) Equality is Equity

(ii) Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy.

(iii) He who comes into Equity must come with clean hands.

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Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship
Series: APRIL 2016

LPB – APR 2016 – L3 – Q4 – Bank’s Position on Partial Cash Deposit During Robbery

Scenario involving a cash deposit partially counted before a robbery; determine bank's liability for crediting only the checked amount and if unchanged if no check occurred.

Question

Yesterday, as the Director of the Retail Banking Division of your bank, your secretary informed you that, two gentlemen from the KYC Restaurant called to have an appointment and you agreed a meeting at 1000hours today.

At 09:45 hours Mr Eric Tagoe and Mr Bright Quarter introduced themselves as KFC’s Legal Advisor and Director of Compliance & Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Officer respectively. Discussions indicated that, the KFC Restaurant presented a Cash Deposit transaction for GHS150 00000 to the East Legion Branch yesterday, but their account has been credited with GHS100,00000 only. You excused these gentlemen and called the East Legion Branch Manager who notified you of the following

That a KFC Teller presented Cash of GHS150,00000 and a Cash Deposit slip for same to the bank’s Teller and that this transaction was one of the lots which were affected to the armed robber attack on the Branch.
That Genevieve, your bank’s Teller received the lot and the Cash Deposit subject to check and subsequent credit to the KFC Restaurant account.
That just after checking the GHS150,00 and GHS20000 denominations making a total of GHS100,00000 and indicating same on the cash deposit slip, 3 armed men attacked the Branch and made away with nearly all the cash at the BOC.
The Teller referred the matter to the Branch Manager, who directed that because the Teller had checked only GHS100,00000 will square a credit of GHS100,00000 only to the account. a) What is the bank’s position in this matter? b) Will this position change if the Teller had not checked the cash at all

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Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship, Deposits, Ownership of Money
Series: APRIL 2016

LPB – APR 2016 – L3 – Q2 – Duties of Power of Attorney Holder and Revocation Instances

List five legal duties imposed on the holder of a power of attorney in banking contexts; list five instances where a power of attorney is automatically revoked besides explicit cancellation by the donor.

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(i) In banking, a customer, as a donor, may give a third party, to the banking contract, a power of attorney to operate a sand bank account. The power of attorney may be special or specific (to operate the bank account or other specific power like the sale of property) or general (which may give the holder authority to act on the customer’s behalf for many activities including banking). A power of attorney arrangement creates some duties on the part of the attorney. List 5 (five) of the duties that are imposed by law on the holder of a power of attorney.

(ii) Just as a customer can give a power of attorney, the donor can also cancel it by revocation. Besides a cancellation order, revocation may also result automatically from various events. List 5 (five) instances in which a power of attorney can be revoked.

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LPB – APR 2016 – L3 – Q1 – Definition of Bank Customer and Duties Owed by Bank

Explain what constitutes a bank customer under Ghanaian banking law, given the Banking Act 2004's definitions of banking business but lack of customer definition; list five duties a bank owes to its customer arising from the contractual relationship upon account opening.

Question

(i) The Banking Act 673 of 2004 under section 3 provides that “No person other than a body corporate incorporated in Ghana shall carry on the business of banking in Ghana.” And $90 also provides that “Banking business” means:

(a) accepting deposits of money from the public, repayable on demand or otherwise and withdrawable by cheque, draft, orders or by any other means.

(b) financing, whether in whole or in part or by way of short-, medium- or long-term loans or advances, of trade, industry, commerce or agriculture and

(c) any other business activities that the Bank of Ghana may prescribe or recognize as being part of banking business.

The Banking Act does not define a “Customer”. Explain what makes a person a bank’s customer in banking law terms.

ii. The opening of an account by a customer with a bank involves a contractual relationship with rights and obligations both for the bank and the customer. What are 5 (five) of the duties that a bank owes its customer.

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PBL – OCT 2022 – L3 – Q2 – Banker-Customer Confidentiality and Law Enforcement Demands

Scenario involving police demanding customer account information; identify duty of confidentiality, its exceptions, and how to handle the situation.

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(a) What rule of law do you require to resolve this problem? [2 Marks]

(b) Discuss the four (4) exceptions to the duty a bank owes its customers identified in (a) [8 Marks]
(c) How would you deal with the situation that is before you?[10 Marks]

[Total marks: 20]

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POB-LAW-AND-PRACTICE-APRIL-2024-L3-Q2 – Error in Crediting Account and Implications

Discuss the positions of parties involved when a bank credits funds to the wrong account, leading to assumptions and distributions that exhaust an estate.

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Discuss the position of the parties showing who could suffer a loss.

[20 marks]

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LPB – Oct 2019 – L3 – Q4 – Transactions and Constituents of Banking Balance

Define a transaction and its elements; explain constituents of the banking balance on a customer's account and their meanings; identify the cause of a debit interest charge based on a scenario involving payment against uncleared effects.

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You invited to your Office; the RM who tells you:

That Madam Hannah Adjei is making an unnecessary claim about a Debit Interest Charge on Account when the Account Balance has been in Credit throughout the month.
That the RM adds that the Interest Charge was not raised by the RM – it was the computer which debited the Customer’s Account.

You printed a copy of the Statement of Account, and you noted the following:

That a Cheque for GHs400.00 was paid against uncleared effects during the month.
That the RM does not understand the features of transactions on Account.
That the RM does not understand the constituents of the Banking Balance on the Statement of Account.

In the Banking business, the transaction shall be a record of movement of funds form one person to another (or from one Account to another account), which shall always be “time bound”; and any such record shall be made in accordance with Accounting Rules.
The Bankers’ function of “Accepting Deposits”, results in a Credit transaction:
For example, proceeds of a Cheque Deposit shall be available as a “Value Dated” Credit transaction, based on the Bankers’ Clearing House Rules and Clearing Cycle, where the proceeds shall be received in the future.
The function for “Honoring the Customer’s Instruction to pay” shall result in a Debit transaction.
For example, honoring a Customer’s Cheque shall be a Debit transaction, and in the ordinary course of business, the Cheque shall be honored against sufficient Cleared funds and/ or agreed Overdraft Limits in accordance with Joachimson v. Swiss Bank Corporation.

ii. What are the elements in any given transaction?

The Candidate must state the elements of a transaction as follows:
A Transaction has 2 dates (the Transaction Date and the Value Date).
An Originator (source account to be debited).
Beneficiary (destination account to be credited).
An amount.
Underlying need for the transaction.
Reference/transaction ID, etc.
The 2 dates are the:
“Transaction Date” as date for processing the “transaction”; and the
“Value Date” which, based on the underlying need, shall determine when the funds in the transaction must become cleared and therefore, available to the beneficiary. The “Value Date” is an element of the future, as in the Clearing Cycle, Forward Exchange Contracts, Fixed Deposit Receipts which will mature sometime in future.
In the Banking business, a transaction is always recorded in accordance with Accounting Rules; and therefore, there is no such thing as a transaction with a date before today in any Banking transaction!!

Cleared funds and agreed Overdraft Limit (C), in Joachimson v. Swiss Bank Corporation, the Paying Banker was said to have a duty to pay the Customer’s cheque against sufficient Cleared funds or agreed overdraft limits; Cleared funds are available as “Cash” and/or non-Cash transfer of funds from one account to another;
Uncleared Effects (UE); where, by the ruling in United Dominion Trust $v$. Kirkwood(1966), the Collecting Banker shall collect proceeds of cheques “value dated”, and in accordance with the Bankers’ Clearing House Rules; and are therefore not yet available for use by the Customer until the proceeds have been received from the Paying Banker.
The Banking Balance (BB), which is the Balance on the Statement of Account; and which is always the sum total of the Cleared funds and Uncleared Effects. Mathematically, “C + UE = BB.
In cases of no uncleared effects, C shall always be equal to BB. ii. What caused the Debit Interest Charge on the Account? (4 Marks). The Debit Interest charge arose as a result of paying the cheque for GHGs400.00 on 02Sep. against sufficient cleared funds of GHs300.00 and GHs100.00 out of the uncleared effect fund of GHs150.00 in the cheque Deposit of GHs150.00 of 02Sep. and value dated 04Sep.; mathematically represented as follows: Cheque for GHs400.00 paid: Cleared Balance: Add: GHs100.00 out of the GHs150.00 in Cheque Deposit value dated 04Sep., and therefore an UE of: (GHs300.00) (GHs100.00) (GHs100.00) GHs100.00 represents payment against Uncleared Effects out of the GHs150.00 and same resulted in the Debit Interest Charge on account. Answer: As an expert in the Law & Practice of Banking with over 20 years in the Ghanaian sector, including senior compliance and treasury roles at institutions like Stanbic Bank Ghana, I emphasize that understanding transactions and banking balances is crucial for operational accuracy, governed by principles from Joachimson v. Swiss Bank Corporation (1921) and aligned with Bank of Ghana (BoG) directives on payment systems under the Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act 987). In practice, mishandling uncleared effects contributed to liquidity issues during the 2017-2019 banking cleanup, where banks like Capital Bank faced penalties for improper interest charges. Post-DDEP (2022-2024), BoG’s Liquidity Risk Management Guidelines stress clear transaction processing to ensure resilience. Below, I address each part with practical examples from Ghanaian operations.

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship
Series: October 2019

LPB – Oct 2019 – L3 – Q3 – Common Law Rights in BCR and Appropriation of Payments

State the common law rights in the banker-customer relationship and implications of legal operations; explain appropriation of payments and its implications for the banker; justify authorizing a cheque payment that creates an overdraft based on a provided account statement scenario.

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Common Law Rights in the BCR & Implications of operation of Law 2 Common Law rights sit in the Banker and Customer Relations (BCR), to guide the operational needs of both parties.

There is the Common Law:
Right of Appropriation of Payments, with strict obligations or the Customer, and
Right of Set-Off & Combination for the Banker, also with strict obligations for compliance.
The Customer has a first right of Appropriation of payments; and
the Banker follows to assume this right when the Customer does not exercise same; and
this second right activates the Bankers’ Common Law Right of Set-off & Combination.
If both parties, refuse to exercise this right, the operation of law in Clayton’s case takes over, with very serious consequences for both parties in the BCR.

Required: a) State the Common Law Rights which sit in the BCR and the implications of operation of Law on same. (8 Marks)

Receipt of a Court Order, re Garnishee Summons)/Order and an Injunction.
Notice of Insolvency, bankruptcy of a natural person(s) and liquidation of the legal person.
Etc.
That these come with implications including:
That they preclude the Customer’s Common Law Right of Appropriation of Payments,
That they revoke the Banker’s authority to pay.
That they make way for the Banker to exercise the right of Appropriation, and the Candidate must:

state how the Banker will do so and
indicate what other legal responsibilities arise for the Banker, such as
stopping the Customer’s Account(s) to prevent the operation of law in Clayton’s case for overdrawn balances; and

for an automatic Banker’s Right of Set-Off and Combination of accounts.
If the Banker does not then, the rule in Clayton’s case would go against the Banker; where:
Credit transactions would match debit transactions in order of time, i.e., “first in first out”; and this has historically affected Bankers when Customer Account held debit balances, in cases of unsecured lending
Albeit, in secured lending, the Standard Bank Charge Forms provides protection in the “Continuing Security” clause which was upheld in Westminster Bank v. Cond (1940). b) What is meant by appropriation of payments and what are the likely implications of this right on the Banker? (6 Marks) Examiner’s Requirement
The Candidate is expected to demonstrate understanding of this Common Law Right, and taking advantage of the explanation in the question, to show:
when the Customer must exercise the right.
what happens when the Customer does not exercise the right.
what happens if the Banker does not exercise the right.
the implications of the right on the Banker.

Root Capital Bank, Avenue Central Branch. Account Number: 1-013132-019
Date	Details	Value Date	Debit	Credit	Balance
20-Oct-19	Balance B/Fwd	20-Oct			250.00
21-Oct-19	Cash Deposit	21-Oct		50.00	300.00
22-Oct-19	Debit 23-Sep. a/c1-015152-019	22-Oct	150.00		150.00
22-Oct-19	Cheque Withdrawal	22-Oct	200.00		$(50.00)$
25-Oct-19	Cash Deposit	25-Oct		180.00	130.00

That a Debit of GH$150.00 for 23-Sep. had been applied on the account on 22-Oct, and perhaps on the blind side of the Customer.
You authorized payment and same resulted in an overdrawn position of GH$20.00.

The Candidate must show:
when the account balance turned debit.
what transaction resulted in a debit balance.
that in the above account, it was the GHs150.00 of 23Sep debit transaction for account #1-015152-019, which would be a very wrongful debit, if that were the case.
that the above notwithstanding, the Customer’s cheque should be paid because of the Customer’s first right of appropriation of payment.
that even with the overdrawn balance of GHs500.00 and the GHs180.00 Credit transaction; having the GHs150.00 Cheque follow immediately, is an indication that the Customer was in total ownership of the Account, in light of the right of appropriation of payments.
that When a Paying Banker receives a Customer instruction to pay, the Banker must honor the Customer’s instruction bearing in mind that the Customer has the first right of appropriation to make any payment to settle any debt; but any such right to appropriate must take place in the ordinary course of business (the Customer’s way of using the account) and at the time of payment. Answer: As an expert in the Law & Practice of Banking with over 20 years in the Ghanaian sector, including senior roles in compliance and lending at banks like GCB Bank, I highlight that common law rights in the banker-customer relationship (BCR) are foundational to operational stability, governed by principles from cases like Foley v. Hill (1848) and aligned with Ghana’s Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930). These rights ensure fair dealings, but events like insolvency notices can trigger implications under BoG’s Insolvency Regulations and the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2008 (Act 773). In practice, mishandling appropriation led to losses during the 2017-2019 banking cleanup, emphasizing the need for robust account management systems. Below, I address each part with practical insights.

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship
Series: October 2019

LPB – Oct 2019 – L3 – Q2 – Collecting Banker’s Responsibilities under s.81 BEAct 55

Explain the requirements for a collecting banker to obtain statutory protection under section 81 of the Bills of Exchange Act, 1961 (Act 55) when collecting proceeds of a cheque, including acting for a customer, in good faith, without negligence, and in accordance with endorsements and crossings.

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Banker’s function to collect proceeds of Cheques Collecting Banker and the Customer.

in accordance with s. 32(4) BEAct of 1961.
in line with s. 27 BEAct of 1961.
That no such endorsement by a legal person shall suffice or be valid.
That any deviation in the above would constitute “conversion”.

The Candidate, hearing in mind that the, “without negligence” test could date back as far as when the Account was opened for the Customer, is expected to:

demonstrate understanding of “Who the Customer is”, into such judicial decisions:
the Mathews v. William Brown & Co. (1894)
the Great Western Railway v. London and County Banking Co [1901]
Demon Malawi Ltd v. New Building Society (1991)
Ladbroke v Todd [1914];
Commissioner for Taxes v English, Scottish and Australian Bank [1920] and
Wood v Martin’s Bank Ltd [1959]

Required: State and explain what is required of the Collecting Banker to obtain protection under s. 81 BEAct 55.

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Series: October 2019

LPB – OCT 2019 – L3 – Q1 – Multiple Choice Questions on Banking Law and Practice

Multiple-choice questions testing knowledge of cheques, banker-customer relationships, account operations, and related legal principles under the Bills of Exchange Act, 1961 (Act 55) and common law.

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PBL – APR 2016 – L1 – Q2- Equity Maxims Examination

Examine three maxims of equity: Equality is Equity; Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy; He who comes into Equity must come with clean hands.

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(a) Examine the following maxims of Equity

(i) Equality is Equity

(ii) Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy.

(iii) He who comes into Equity must come with clean hands.

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LPB – APR 2016 – L3 – Q4 – Bank’s Position on Partial Cash Deposit During Robbery

Scenario involving a cash deposit partially counted before a robbery; determine bank's liability for crediting only the checked amount and if unchanged if no check occurred.

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That a KFC Teller presented Cash of GHS150,00000 and a Cash Deposit slip for same to the bank’s Teller and that this transaction was one of the lots which were affected to the armed robber attack on the Branch.
That Genevieve, your bank’s Teller received the lot and the Cash Deposit subject to check and subsequent credit to the KFC Restaurant account.
That just after checking the GHS150,00 and GHS20000 denominations making a total of GHS100,00000 and indicating same on the cash deposit slip, 3 armed men attacked the Branch and made away with nearly all the cash at the BOC.
The Teller referred the matter to the Branch Manager, who directed that because the Teller had checked only GHS100,00000 will square a credit of GHS100,00000 only to the account. a) What is the bank’s position in this matter? b) Will this position change if the Teller had not checked the cash at all

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Topic: Banker and Customer Relationship, Deposits, Ownership of Money
Series: APRIL 2016

LPB – APR 2016 – L3 – Q2 – Duties of Power of Attorney Holder and Revocation Instances

List five legal duties imposed on the holder of a power of attorney in banking contexts; list five instances where a power of attorney is automatically revoked besides explicit cancellation by the donor.

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LPB – APR 2016 – L3 – Q1 – Definition of Bank Customer and Duties Owed by Bank

Explain what constitutes a bank customer under Ghanaian banking law, given the Banking Act 2004's definitions of banking business but lack of customer definition; list five duties a bank owes to its customer arising from the contractual relationship upon account opening.

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(a) accepting deposits of money from the public, repayable on demand or otherwise and withdrawable by cheque, draft, orders or by any other means.

(b) financing, whether in whole or in part or by way of short-, medium- or long-term loans or advances, of trade, industry, commerce or agriculture and

(c) any other business activities that the Bank of Ghana may prescribe or recognize as being part of banking business.

The Banking Act does not define a “Customer”. Explain what makes a person a bank’s customer in banking law terms.

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