Banking and financial disputes

Some of our clients have a lot of experience of dealing with complex disputes relating to financial matters, for others, their contact with us is their first experience of litigation or dispute resolution.

We are not on any of the banks' panels for litigation and are therefore conflict free. 

We have extensive experience in dealing with financial disputes, which enables us to focus our advice directly on the area most relevant to you. Our experience also means that you can be confident that your case will be dealt with by an appropriate specialist in the field and will be supervised by a partner with significant knowledge of the area.

Our team is able to provide advice on resolving a broad range of financial disputes whether by litigation, negotiation or some form of alternative dispute resolution including mediation. 

We advise on:

• disputes between banks and counterparties
• the mis-selling of Interest Rate Hedging Products and derivatives
• claims relating to LIBOR manipulation
• claims against Independent Financial Advisors
• civil fraud and asset tracing
• challenges to liability under guarantees
• disputes relating to loan transactions (including mortgages)
• issues relating to the enforceability of security

We aim to help clients avoid disputes, or resolve them at an early stage. We offer a service tailored to the size and complexity of each case and provide practical and commercial advice to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.

We are prepared to consider alternative forms of funding in appropriate circumstances.

Our lawyers are experienced in areas such as banking disputes; financial disputes and commercial contractual disputes ensuring that you receive the breadth of support you require from lawyers who are able to see alternative approaches to resolving your problems.

We can also draw on the range of experience across the firm, so that we are able to consider and advise on issues relating to:

• commercial contracts and terms of business
• corporate restructuring and insolvency
• regulators
• real estate disputes