Banks, insurers and asset managers call us when the stakes are hardest to make public.
Financial institutions face disputes that sit at the intersection of contract, fraud and regulation — often all three at once. Every practice at the firm touches this sector.
A financial institution's dispute is rarely just a dispute.
When a bank or insurer is drawn into litigation, there is almost always a regulatory dimension running in parallel — a conduct question the FCA is watching, a prudential concern for the PRA, or simply the reputational sensitivity of a sector under permanent public scrutiny.
We advise financial institutions with that context built in from the first call, coordinating litigation, arbitration and regulatory strategy under one roof rather than three separate instructions.
— Charles Stone, Senior Partner
The disputes clients bring us.
Commercial Fraud
Defending and pursuing large-scale fraud claims arising from disputed transactions and financial instruments.
Regulatory Investigations
FCA and PRA enforcement defence, led by a partner with a decade inside the regulator's enforcement division.
Cross-Border Enforcement
Treaty and institutional arbitration for financial institutions with counterparties or assets outside the UK.
The Mandate Journey™
£340m fraud claim against a global investment bank
Full dismissal at trial before the Commercial Court, London, preserving the bank's standing with regulators through the trial period.
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Regulatory penalty substantially reduced following a coordinated response to an FCA enforcement investigation.
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