Banking & Finance
Financial Services Disputes & Litigation

We advise lenders, borrowers and financial institutions on disputes arising from lending arrangements, security enforcement, guarantees, recovery actions and complex financing structures. Our lawyers understand the commercial pressures facing both lenders and borrowers and provide strategic advice that protects financial interests while seeking efficient, commercially balanced resolutions to often highly technical disputes.

Financial services businesses operate within an evolving regulatory framework where investigations and enforcement action can have significant consequences. We advise our Financial Service clients throughout regulatory disputes, responding to investigations, managing interactions with regulators and protecting commercial interests. Our sector expertise enables us to develop effective strategies that minimise disruption, manage reputational risk and support positive regulatory outcomes wherever possible.

Claims involving financial advice, investment management and professional services require detailed legal and commercial understanding. We have experience of representing our clients in complex professional negligence disputes, providing strategic advice from initial investigation through to settlement or trial. Our focus remains on protecting clients’ commercial interests while delivering efficient, cost-effective and commercially proportionate dispute resolution.

Financial fraud can have devastating commercial consequences. Our lawyers advise businesses on fraud investigations, asset tracing, recovery proceedings, freezing injunctions and related litigation. Working quickly and strategically, we help clients secure evidence, recover assets and minimise financial losses while protecting their reputation and supporting wider commercial recovery objectives.

ADR provides businesses with an opportunity to resolve disputes efficiently, confidentially and without the expense and uncertainty of court proceedings. Our team can guide our Financial Services clients through every stage of the mediation process, helping them prepare strategically and negotiate effectively. By encouraging constructive dialogue and creative problem-solving, our mediation service can help businesses achieve outcomes that are both commercially sensible and legally robust, allowing them to remain focused on growth rather than conflict.

Arbitration offers a private and flexible alternative to litigation. Our specialists advise clients throughout the arbitration process, from drafting effective arbitration clauses to representing their interests during proceedings and enforcing awards. We combine detailed legal expertise with a deep understanding of our clients’ commercial priorities to develop clear strategies focused on achieving efficient resolutions.