financial services litigation

Pensions, savings, investments and insurance are crucial to the welfare and happiness of millions. They are also breeding grounds for disputes. Put simply, we help our clients resolve these disputes.

We act for individuals, and for businesses engaged in the industry such as financial advisers, stockbrokers, fund managers and the trustees of occupational pension schemes. Our work ranges from compliance and regulatory disputes, insurance disputes, professional negligence, breach of contract and breach of trust claims, and disputes concerning commission claw back and HM Customs & Revenue restrictions.

Our clients rightly take our court experience for granted, but we are not just about litigation: we also act for clients in proceedings before the Pensions Ombudsman, the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal. We are adept at negotiation and mediation too, because we are acutely aware that for many reasons a commercial settlement can be preferable to a judgment or determination.

We have an excellent understanding of the financial services industry and the legal and regulatory standards which those working in it must observe, due in part to the fact that we have financial services qualifications. In each case we seek the same level of understanding of our clients’ particular circumstances and the context of their dealings with the other parties.

Armed with this understanding we aim to offer creative strategies for obtaining the very best outcomes for our clients, and to pursue those outcomes with tact and determination.

Contact: Robert Morfee and Paul Chapman