The team of ‘highly skilled professionals’ at Addleshaw Goddard is adept at contentious asset-based lending, secured lending, regulated lending and fraud matters and acts for a range of UK clearing banks, international banks and financial services providers. Harold Brako leads the team and advises a litany of banks, private equity houses and independent funders in banking, asset-based lending and receivables financing litigation. Helen Jack is an active member of the practice and handles all types of recovery, fraud and enforcement litigation across asset finance, invoice discounting and factoring and Ashlee Simms is well versed in alternative dispute resolution methods. Helen Collinge is instructed by both banks and insolvency practitioners across fraud and asset recovery matters.
Banking litigation in North West
Addleshaw Goddard
Praxisleiter:
Harold Brako
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Helen Jack; Ashlee Simms; Danielle Cooper; Patricia Elder; Helen Collinge
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‚They are very responsive and knowledgeable. The firm also has great resources and programmes to support in house lawyers.‘
‚Harold Brako and Helen Jack are very knowledgeable and commercial.‘
‚What makes the practice unique is the attention to detail that the individual members put into their cases and helping to educate us on best practice for our situation. It has helped give our company the upper hand many times and brought some very good results.‘
Kernmandanten
Amicus Asset Finance Limited
Ultimate Finance Limited
Bibby Financial Services Limited
Kroll Advisory Ltd
DF Capital Bank Limited
Time Finance plc
Genser Energy Ghana Limited
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- Acting for Kroll as liquidators of the Arena Group of Companies following its collapse in November 2021.
DLA Piper
DLA Piper has an ‘extremely strong profile in the banking and financial services litigation sector’ and is therefore frequently involved in contentious retail banking, commercial recoveries, group litigation, asset finance and fraud disputes. The firm’s client base comprises multinational banks and other financial institutions. Practice head Stewart Plant regularly advises on payments disputes and contentious regulatory matters for payment services and fintech clients. John Gollaglee is a key contact for AML/CFT matters, David Cook is a specialist in cyber security and data protection litigation and Philip Williams regularly advises fintech and payment services clients on day-to-day business and commercial disputes. Further active team members include Leontia McArdle, Benjamin Fellows and Gajendran Balachandran.
Praxisleiter:
Stewart Plant
Weitere Kernanwälte:
John Gollaglee; David Cook; Philip Williams; Leontia McArdle; Benjamin Fellows; Gajendran Balachandran
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‚Strength in depth.‘
‚Benjamin Fellows is outstanding because he knows his area inside out.‘
‚I have worked extensively with the team at DLA Piper over the past year. They have an extremely strong profile in the banking and financial services litigation sector and the work they carry out is varied and interesting.‘
Kernmandanten
Elavon Financial Services
N Brown Group plc
NatWest Group
NewDay Ltd
Payoneer Early Payments Inc
Revolut Ltd
Stripe Inc./Stripe Payments Europe Ltd/Stripe Payments UK Ltd
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- Acting for NewDay Limited in the defence of mass claimant PPI claims, with a value exceeding £100m brought by customers and former customers.
- Advising Revolut Ltd in relation to a claim brought by a third party against it in relation to a payment misdirection fraud.
TLT
The ‘capable and experienced team of litigators’ at TLT have in-depth knowledge of financial regulatory matters and frequently represent industry bodies, banks and financial services companies in banking litigation, investigations, contentious regulatory issues and secured litigation. The firm also has a notable specialism in retail banking litigation, which is an area of specialism of the firm's practice head James Chadwick, who also frequently acts in a host of regulatory investigations. Chantal Peters is well versed in FCA enforcement and whistleblowing investigations, and Steve Walpole regularly advises financial institutions and is described by clients as ‘outstanding, pragmatic, realistic and a source of level-headed advice’.
Praxisleiter:
James Chadwick
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Chantal Peters; Steve Walpole; Josh Goucher
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‚Great in-depth knowledge of the law and engagement.‘
‚Steve Walpole is a superb litigator. He has a strong eye for detail and is fastidious in uncovering every point that helps a client. A star partner in banking litigation.‘
‚A capable and experienced team of litigators in the retail banking sector.‘
Kernmandanten
Santander UK
Lloyds Banking Group
Nationwide Building Society
Triodos Bank
One Savings Bank
Co-operative Bank
TSB Bank
Skipton Building Society
UKAR
West Bromwich Building Society
Yorkshire Building Society
Computershare
Bank of America
Hampshire Trust Bank
The Cumberland
Darlington Building Society
Seneca Finance
FRP Advisory
Templeton LPA
Landwood
Kensington
Copper Technologies (UK)
Ecology Building Society
Newcastle Building Society
Morgan Stanley
Capita
Together Money
Hampshire Trust Bank
Arbuthnot Latham
Santander Consumer (UK)
BMW Financial Services (GB)
Bank of Ireland (UK)
HSBC Bank plc
JPMorgan Chase
XPS Pensions
Target/Elderbridge
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- Acting for Skipton Building Society in Harrop v Skipton Building Society before the the Court of Appeal.
- Acting for Capita in Neil Spurgeon and Others v Capita plc before the Kings Bench Division of the High Court.
DWF
Clients turn to DWF for its ‘incredibly diligent and thorough’ handling of FCA regulated motor vehicle recovery work in relation to the consumer mis-selling claims, fraud issues and unfair relationship claims. The practice is jointly led by John Perez, who is experienced in litigation related to fraud, misrepresentation and wholesale recoveries, and Ritchie Irvine, who handles asset finance litigation, fraud, breach of confidentiality and consumer mis-selling actions.
Praxisleiter:
John Perez; Ritchie Irvine
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‚Incredibly diligent and thorough. A real trusted partner who can always be relied on to guide us through complex contentious matters. Primarily used for complex cases, including fraud and high value matters.‘
‚Ritchie Irvine is brilliant to work with; personable, always available when you need him, diligent and quickly gets to the nub of the issue. Ritchie’s our first port of call for complex and high value disputes.‘
‚DWF has good all-round strength in banking litigation. I would particularly identify their ability to find the right solution early on in litigation and to have the courage of their convictions in that regard. They also have lawyers who are knowledgeable and confident enough to deliver the right advice to large lender clients, even if that advice will not be popular.‘
Kernmandanten
Lloyds Banking Group
Santander Consumer (UK) plc
Shawbrook Bank Limited
RBS Group
Stellantis Financial Services UK Limited
Money Barn
Barclays Partner Finance
NextGear Capital UK Limited
BMW Financial Services
Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC (t/a Novuna)
Startline Motor Finance Limited
Simply Asset Finance Limited
Cambridge and Counties Bank
Secure Trust Bank Group
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP‘s national financial services disputes and investigations team receives support from key associates in the North West Tom Parry and Victoria Rogers. Parry continues to be active on high value civil fraud, asset recovery and contentious insolvency disputes, as does Rogers, who has recent experience on finance litigation in the Middle East.
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Tom Parry; Victoria Rogers
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‘The standout point is their ability to structure a team across offices in order to provide the best service.’
‘Eversheds remain one of the bank’s key legal firms. They have a wide range of partners both across the country and also across numerous skillsets so that they are able to deal with any case that the bank presents to them.’
‘Sensible, organised, and capable of handling very difficult litigation.’
Kernmandanten
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC
Santander UK Plc
Global Energy Horizons Corporation
HSBC
Doha Bank
Revolut Limited
FirstRand Bank Limited
MotorNovo
JB Drax Honore (DIFC) Limited
Hill Dickinson LLP
With a roster of clients consisting of a range of asset-based and commercial lending clients and banks, Hill Dickinson LLP covers enforcement actions related to distressed portfolio loans, invoice discounting and receivables finance and recovery mandates related to fraudulent transactions and claims. Practice head Sharon Williamson frequently advises financial services companies on breach of contract disputes, with support from Iain Campbell, who handles contentious CCA regulated matters and Michaela Hannon, who handles investigative and enforcement actions around debt recovery, in the team.
Praxisleiter:
Sharon Williamson
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Iain Campbell; Michaela Hannon
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‚The team has great strength in banking litigation, with real expertise in the area built up over many years operating in the sector. The firm is particularly strong compared the the bulk operations for banking litigation offered by a number of other solicitors‘ firms. The team is particularly strong in all forms of regulated financial lending activity with excellent understanding of the nuances of FSA regulation.‘
‚Sharon Williamson is very experienced in the field, with a great depth of knowledge. She also offers a terrific client service and handles client care with great skill.‘
Kernmandanten
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
Bibby Commercial Finance Limited
Bibby Factors Limited
Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited
Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC.
Metro Bank (t/a SME Invoice Finance)
WeDo Finance Limited
Cynergy Business Finance Limited
WeDo Invoice Finance Limited
WeDo Trade Finance Limited
WeDo Payroll finance Limited
Tallaght Financial Limited
Wedo Trade Finance Limited
Cynergy Bank Limited
Monek Merchant Services Limited
Kimberley Capital Limited
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- Advised an asset-based lender on preserving the asset and after service of a statutory demand issued an expedited bankruptcy petition which resulted in the guarantor instructing her solicitor to provide an undertaking and accounting to our client from the sale proceeds for the full amount owed and costs resulting in full payment for the client.
- Acting for Cynergy Bank on the recovery of a shortfall owed to them on a loan facility afforded to an individual of £1.255m, following the appointment of Law of Property Act receivers and the sale of properties which were taken as security for the facility.
- Acting in a dispute in the Circuit Commercial Court on behalf of Creditfix Ltd in a claim against Experian Limited for breaches of contract and/or in tort relating to provision of a credit rating product.
Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs' financial services litigation group is headed by Ben Johnson, who is experienced in fraud and payment misdirection claims and payments law. The team is also adept at mis-selling claims and security and warranty matters, while also regularly assisting lenders with professional negligence claims, which key contact Peter Lees often handles.
Praxisleiter:
Ben Johnson
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Peter Lees
Kernmandanten
Manchester Building Society
Lloyds Banking Group Plc
Close Asset Finance Ltd
Mortgage Express
Assetz Capital Lending Ltd
Ruby Electricity Ltd/Ruby Gas Ltd and Card Saver Ltd
Highlight-Mandate
- Advising a German bank and its UK subsidiaries in relation to a decision by a major card scheme to suspend card issuing and processing in respect of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
- Advising a UK clearing Bank in respect of over 3,500 potential professional negligence claims against solicitors and valuers.
- Advising Ruby Electricity Ltd, Ruby Gas Ltd and Card Saver Ltd and its group companies in a seven figure claim against its card payment processor, which had wrongly withheld the proceeds of payment card transactions for misconceived risk reasons.