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Law change call after ruling on bank charges

The Scottish Government was last night under pressure to make urgent changes to the law after a bank won a landmark case against a customer suing it for unfair charges.

As The Herald revealed yesterday, Santander convinced a sheriff that such actions were too complex for Scotland’s small-claims courts. The case will now be heard in a sheriff court, meaning the customer, a mother-of-two, will face unlimited costs.