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Waterlow & Sons Ltd controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1925

    Portuguese banknote crisis

    Banco de Portugal sued Waterlow & Sons in the English High Court over banknotes it regarded as counterfeit or unauthorized. The dispute became a major legal and reputational crisis for the printer and was ultimately resolved in 1932 in favour of Banco de Portugal.