Apex court ends StanChart’s Sh34 billion loan battle

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Standard Chartered Bank on Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG

The Supreme Court has overturned a Sh34 billion exposure against Standard Chartered Bank in a long-running dispute with clothes maker-Manchester Outfitters over a loan borrowed in 1982.

In a landmark decision, the apex court held that a debenture and other securities remain valid and enforceable for both the original and subsequent loans, ensuring that the original security agreements continue to apply for future advances unless they are formally discharged.

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