A bank can freeze client accounts but it would need to back up such decisions, a Hong Kong court has ruled earlier this month, particularly as the impasse drags on. The decision, observers note, is also likely to set industry guidance going forward. In the case Pa Sam Nang v Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, HSBC froze certain accounts in April…

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