Financial Services

Our Financial Services Work

• All
• 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

  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.

• Coverage

  Initial policy coverage investigations, advice and triaging for a broad book of non injury placed insurance policies

  United Kingdom

  Directors & Officers

  Acting in relation to a claim by an employee in a local grocery business against his employers’ directors after he was seriously injured falling down a lift shaft. Inadequate insurance was in place for the injuries sustained.

   

  United Kingdom

  IT, Technology and Media

  Acting on a delegated authority basis on a portfolio of TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) cases including into small claims and fast track court proceedings

  United Kingdom

  Lawyers

  Acting on a delegated authority basis in relation to a varied book of solicitors pre-litigation professional negligence cases

  United Kingdom

  Property

  Acting for a large number of insurers who offer all or any of professional indemnity, property liability and public liability insurance on a general retainer as well as delegated authority basis in relation to defending over 2,500 retro-fit cavity wall insulation cases including pre-litigation

  United Kingdom

  Surveyors

  Claims handling a book of outsourced pre-litigated and litigated cases against surveyors and valuers

  United Kingdom