Banking Litigation

Ashurst's Banking Disputes practice is well-known for acting in some of the largest and most complex UK banking disputes.

We advise a range of financial institutions including global investment and retail banks, brokerage firms and publicly owned financial institutions. We have successfully defended clients in various disputes and enforcement issues including arising out of claims for mis-selling of financial products, professional negligence, breach of warranties, breach of statutory duty, civil fraud and matters arising out of bank failures and state bailouts. Our integrated global approach ensures we work seamlessly across jurisdictions and practices, on complex litigation, providing clients with the best expertise and resources in a single team.

How we can help - Derivatives/close-out disputes: close-out and mis-selling issues across ISDA, GMRA and other industry documents.. Mis-selling and complex contractual claims: acting for investment and retail banks in relation to product mis-selling and multi-faceted contractual disputes. Quincecare and fraud claims: advising on all aspects. Consumer class actions: assisting large retail banks with consumer led class actions. Loan financing/restructuring/banking disputes: advising financial services firms on lending/enforcement disputes. Breach of confidence/team moves: defending financial services firms in this developing area. Wealth Management disputes: defending firms.