Financial Services

Our Financial Services Work

• All
• 英国和欧洲

• 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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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.

• Advising against a claim of breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty

  Advising on a claim against a solicitor for breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty. The claim raised significant issues regarding scope of duty, conflict of interest and causation in addition to  a number of policy issues which also arose

  United Kingdom

  Advising brokers in a negligence claim

  Advising brokers on a substantial negligence claim for failing to advise correctly on cover required

  United Kingdom

  Advising on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty

  Advising a solicitors firm on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty. The firm allegedly failed to carry our adequate due diligence around transactions which led to the client being defrauded by a substantial amount

  United Kingdom

  Advising on professional negligence in relation to legal property advice

  Advising a London law firm on  a claim  related to advice given on a high value property acquisition

  United Kingdom

  Complex cross-border professional negligence advice

  Advising a top tier, international law firm against a complex professional negligence case relating to legal opinions provided to their client. This matter included cross-border disputes and multi-jurisdictional advice

  United Kingdom

  Defending a UK office of an international law firm

  Defending a claim again a UK office of an international firm relating to advice involving a corporate transaction

  United Kingdom

  Multi-million pound trust dispute between the settlor and beneficiaries

  Acting in a multi-million claim brought against a Jersey-based firm of solicitors acting as trustee in a family trust which was the subject of a dispute between settlor and beneficiaries

  United Kingdom

  Negligence in restructuring a pan-European motor distribution network

  Acting for a magic circle law firm in relation to a complex negligence claim (EUR 60 million) arising out of the restructuring of a pan-European motor distribution network

  United Kingdom

  Professional negligence advice in relation to contract law

  Acting for an international law firm in a professional negligence claim relating to contract advice they had provided

  United Kingdom

  Professional negligence advice in relation to defence litigation

  Representing a law firm in a claim relating to allegations of negligence around the handling of litigation defence work

  United Kingdom