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Banking and Finance Litigation

"great advice that’s always spot-on" (Chambers UK, 2009)

Our banking and finance litigation team is one of the fastest growing in the City; in 2008, Legal 500 described its growth over the past three years as “particularly impressive”. The team, which comprises experts with knowledge of the workings of the global financial services sector and its regulators, advises both domestic and international banks and financial institutions on a broad range of disputes and risk management strategies.

By providing decisive, timely and clear advice on regulatory, legal and reputational issues we guide clients through complex areas of law to reach commercial and pragmatic solutions. We strive to achieve these results causing as little impact as possible on the day to day running of the business.

We believe it is important to work with clients at an early stage to assess and resolve issues before they become litigious but to be prepared to take robust and resolute action to protect our clients’ interests where that is necessary. We work with clients to understand their broader objectives and therefore to develop appropriate and cost effective dispute resolution strategies for future protection.

Our expertise includes the following:

  • Advising on disputes involving complex financial instruments, products and transactions.
  • Recovering the proceeds of fraud, including obtaining freezing orders and tracing assets.
  • Protecting and enforcing rights under security documentation.
  • Defending authorised firms and their Approved Persons in relation to contentious regulatory issues, including in particular FSA investigations and enforcement actions.
  • Representation on claims pursued against corporate financiers, investment managers, administrators, custodians, auditors and other professional advisers.
  • Appointment as ‘skilled persons’ to prepare reports on regulatory issues under Section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
  • Designing and implementing strategies to protect firms from legal and regulatory risk, including preparing firms for FSA ARROW and thematic visits, conducting audits of security documentation, developing anti-money laundering policies, systems for the protection of client data, and strengthening risk management procedures.
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Key Contacts

If you would like to speak to us about our Banking and Finance Litigation services, please contact David Hughes

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