Our work in this area includes:
- Advising on disputes involving complex financial instruments, products and transactions.
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Recovering the proceeds of fraud, including obtaining freezing orders and tracing assets.
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Protecting and enforcing rights under security documentation.
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Defending authorised firms and their Approved Persons in relation to contentious regulatory issues, including in particular FSA investigations and enforcement actions.
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Representation on claims pursued against corporate financiers, investment managers, administrators, custodians, auditors and other professional advisers.
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Appointment as ‘skilled persons’ to prepare reports on regulatory issues under Section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
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Designing and implementing strategies to protect firms from legal and regulatory risk, including preparing firms for FSA ARROW and thematic visits, conducting audits of security documentation, developing anti-money laundering policies, systems for the protection of client data, and strengthening risk management procedures.