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

Regularly advises a prestigious insurer and reinsurer client roster on a variety of disputes involving property, marine and financial lines claims.
Chambers Asia Pacific 2016

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Market-leading practice which excels in handling some of the sector's most complex claims.
Chambers Asia Pacific 2016

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They have genuine knowledge of the insurance industry which comes only with a long history in the market.
Chambers Asia Pacific 2016

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I place an awful lot of trust in these people, unhesitatingly, to protect the future of my business.
Chambers Asia Pacific 2017

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Our perspective

TPR announces new approach for pension regulations

Published on 17 May 2018. By Ashley Daniells, Associate

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has announced new plans for the regulation of pensions, which will see a "clearer, quicker and tougher" approach. The plans are aimed at increasing standards in the pension sector following criticisms levied at TRP after the collapse of businesses such as Carillion and BHS.