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.

• Dissolving a partnership and damages for negligence

  Advised on a High Court partnership dispute as to whether a partnership had been dissolved and damages for negligence. This claim was brought by our client, a solicitors firm, against one of its partners. It also brought separate defamation proceedings. The departing partner brought an Employment Tribunal claim in response.

  United Kingdom

  Employee-partnership disputes arising from merger

  Advising our client on a number of complex employee/partner related matters arising out of the merger of two accountancy firms, and subsequent restructuring, which included a TUPE transfer of the business.

  United Kingdom

  Mergers, team moves and partnership disputes

  Advising a client on a number of complex employee/partner related matters arising out of the merger of two accountancy firms, and subsequent restructuring, which included a TUPE transfer of the business.

  The merger triggered exits from 6 teams of partners and their staff at multiple locations across the UK. We provided urgent advice to the newly merged entity in relation to the protection of its business interests.

  United Kingdom

  Partnership and employment issues in sale of business

  Advising a major law firm in relation to complex partnership and employment issues in relation to the sale of part of its business to another firm; involving an assessment of different categories of partner, and advice on transitioning of partners (to retain value in the business, and protection of its assets).

  United Kingdom