This article considers two recent cases involving claims against Lebanese banks by claimants wanting to withdraw foreign currency and seeking to invoke the special regimes for consumers that apply in relation to: (i) jurisdiction; and (ii) applicable law. In the first case, Bitar v Banque Libano-Française SAL [2021] EWHC 2787 (QB)(Bitar), the court considered the question of jurisdiction. In the second case, Khalifeh v Blom Bank SAL [2021] EWHC 3399 (QB) (Khalifeh), the court considered the question of applicable law.