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Assisting clients through evolving corporate governance requirements

Our corporate governance team helps clients to manage their requirements and responsibilities in this area, as corporate governance continues to move up the global agenda. Businesses are becoming more accountable to their shareholders and it is imperative they receive confident, commercially astute advice.

We assist clients by advising on legal issues affecting day-to-day operations, advising on the maintenance of sound risk management policies and supporting them in developing and implementing practical solutions to ensure both compliance and shareholder value.

Our Corporate Governance Work

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  • UK & Europe

  • Acting for a wealth management firm

    Acting for a wealth management firm in respect of multiple customer complaints concerning advice given to invest in an unregulated collective investment scheme (a fund of hedge funds). We advised on communications with customers and the FOS and have assisted with the design and implementation of a scheme (for approval by the FCA) to compensate all customers who fit within certain defined parameters

    United Kingdom

    Acting for IFAs

    Acting for IFAs in claims by clients and the FSCS arising out of the collapse of Keydata Investors who have lost all of their funds

    United Kingdom

    Acting in relation to a series of unregulated investments

    Acting for an IFA on a claim brought by a household name against his former financial adviser in relation to a series of unregulated investments made across the world

    United Kingdom

    Acting in relation to civil and regulatory exposures

    Acting for a wealth management firm in relation to civil and regulatory exposures arising from pension switching advice in which customers were advised to switch from occupational to personal pensions

    United Kingdom

    Acting on a series of frauds committed

    Acting for a well known national IFA network in relation to a series of frauds committed by an adviser

    United Kingdom

    Defending claims in respect of mortgage products

    Defending claims in respect of mortgage products and a number of cases in respect of alleged negligent mis-selling of home and equity release schemes

    United Kingdom

    Negligent advice in relation to high risk investments

    Acting for insurers of a firm of IFAs, in a claim alleging negligent advice in relation to high risk investments following the sale of shares. The case raises novel issues about the duties of care owed to investors who do not wish to invest in traditional types of investment such as equities and bonds

    United Kingdom

    Tax and M&A advice when acquiring a British publishing business

    Acting for a global law firm in a multi-party claim following tax and M&A advice provided in the course of the acquisition of a UK publishing business.

    United Kingdom

  • Acting for a wealth management firm

    Acting for a wealth management firm in respect of multiple customer complaints concerning advice given to invest in an unregulated collective investment scheme (a fund of hedge funds). We advised on communications with customers and the FOS and have assisted with the design and implementation of a scheme (for approval by the FCA) to compensate all customers who fit within certain defined parameters

    United Kingdom

    Acting for IFAs

    Acting for IFAs in claims by clients and the FSCS arising out of the collapse of Keydata Investors who have lost all of their funds

    United Kingdom

    Acting in relation to a series of unregulated investments

    Acting for an IFA on a claim brought by a household name against his former financial adviser in relation to a series of unregulated investments made across the world

    United Kingdom

    Acting in relation to civil and regulatory exposures

    Acting for a wealth management firm in relation to civil and regulatory exposures arising from pension switching advice in which customers were advised to switch from occupational to personal pensions

    United Kingdom

    Acting on a series of frauds committed

    Acting for a well known national IFA network in relation to a series of frauds committed by an adviser

    United Kingdom

    Defending claims in respect of mortgage products

    Defending claims in respect of mortgage products and a number of cases in respect of alleged negligent mis-selling of home and equity release schemes

    United Kingdom

    Negligent advice in relation to high risk investments

    Acting for insurers of a firm of IFAs, in a claim alleging negligent advice in relation to high risk investments following the sale of shares. The case raises novel issues about the duties of care owed to investors who do not wish to invest in traditional types of investment such as equities and bonds

    United Kingdom

    Tax and M&A advice when acquiring a British publishing business

    Acting for a global law firm in a multi-party claim following tax and M&A advice provided in the course of the acquisition of a UK publishing business.

    United Kingdom

Our Corporate Governance team

Daniyal Abdul-Karim
Daniyal Abdul-Karim

Partner

Franco Acchiardo
Franco Acchiardo

Partner

Andrés Adame
Andrés Adame

Partner

Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily
Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily

Partner

Amina Ali Issaka
Amina Ali Issaka

Partner

Mohammed Almarzouki
Mohammed Almarzouki

Partner

Mohamed Barakat
Mohamed Barakat

Managing Partner – Cairo

Roshanak Bassiri Gharb
Roshanak Bassiri Gharb

Partner

Nicole Britton
Nicole Britton

Partner

Carrie Chen
Carrie Chen

Local Partner, Westlink Partnership

Thomas Choo
Thomas Choo

Managing Partner

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