In this article, Andrew Bowen QC looks at the case of Playboy Club London Ltd v Banca Nationale del Lavoro SpA [2016] 2 B.C.L.C. 442 which raised novel issues in respect of financial references, negligent misstatement and duty of care.

This article was first published in Greens Business Law Bulletin, Issue 148 (published June 2017) and is reproduced here with the kind permission of W. Green, the Law Publishers.