Banking & Finance
Disputes arising from complex financial instruments, regulatory investigations, and structured finance transactions.
Overview
The set has a pre-eminent practice in banking and financial services disputes, with members regularly instructed in cases involving derivatives, structured products, loan agreements, letters of credit, and financial regulation. Twenty Essex barristers have appeared in landmark cases concerning LIBOR manipulation, mis-selling of interest rate swaps, and the interpretation of complex financial documentation. The set also advises on regulatory investigations by the FCA, PRA, and overseas regulators, and has extensive experience in cross-border insolvency and restructuring.
Representative Matters
Acting for a major investment bank in a $1.5bn claim arising from alleged mis-selling of structured credit products to institutional investors.
Representing a hedge fund in litigation concerning the close-out of a portfolio of OTC derivatives following a counterparty default.
Acting for a group of bondholders in a contested restructuring of a sovereign debt instrument, raising novel questions of English law and international law.
Advising a foreign bank on its exposure to regulatory sanctions in England and Wales arising from alleged participation in a global rate-rigging conspiracy.
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