Financial professionals
Financial professionals turn to us when they need help defending claims, resolving disputes, and managing regulatory issues.
Our experience in this field is vast. We've defended claims against financial advisers and networks, discretionary investment and fund managers, pension trustees, administrators and actuaries, offshore trustees and corporate service providers.
We provide a full service offering to financial and pensions professionals and have lawyers specialising in key areas of the field. These include civil claims, Financial Ombudsman Service (FOC) complaints, s166 skilled persons reports, past business reviews and Pensions Ombudsman complaints.
Examples of work
Bringing judicial review proceedings against the FOS in R v Financial Ombudsman Service Limited
Acting for pension trustees in relation to a multi-million-pound claim arising out of alleged failure to equalise retirement ages and accrual errors
Advising on financial adviser networks' liability for appointed representatives' acts, including where those acts amount to fraud
Acting for various financial services firms and their insurers in dealing with investment claims and complaints, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) s166 reports and past business reviews
Advising offshore trustees and corporate service-providers in respect of a multi-million-pound dispute being litigated in Guernsey
Spotlights
They are the most progressive and commercial of all the firms in the South West and a first port of call for all of our most complex and convoluted cases.
Chambers UK 2019
See our accoladesThey have genuine knowledge of the insurance industry which comes only with a long history in the market.
Chambers Asia Pacific 2016
The Team
Rachael Healey
Partner
Insurance Insurance disputes and claims Financial professionals Accountants, pensions and actuaries Lawyers
George Barratt
Associate
Accountants, pensions and actuaries Brokers E&O Construction Insurance FI/D&O Insurance Financial professionals Lawyers InsurTech
Paul Castellani
Partner
Insurance disputes and claims FI/D&O Financial professionals Lawyers Surveyors Insurance
George Smith
Senior Associate
Financial professionals Insurance Insurance disputes and claims Accountants, pensions and actuaries
Katherine Roberts
Senior Associate
Insurance Construction Insurance Financial professionals Construction disputes
David Smyth
Senior Partner, Hong Kong
Disputes, litigation and investigations Regulatory Insurance disputes and claims Commercial disputes Accountants, pensions and actuaries Financial regulatory FI/D&O Financial professionals Lawyers
