Re_Barings_plc_(No_5)
Re Barings plc (No 5)
UK company law case concerning duties of care and skill of directors
Re Barings plc (No 5) [2000] 1 BCLC 523 is a leading UK company law case, concerning directors' duties of care and skill. The case is formally identified and cited as "No 5",[1] though some observers regard it as the sixth in the saga of litigation concerning Barings Bank.[citation needed]