Banking Litigation

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Provided by Harper Macleod LLP

We regularly represent leading banks and financial institutions, commercial and retail customers and third party providers of security who are involved in disputes. Our specialism in this area has seen us act in some of the most prominent litigations in the sector in recent years.

Our lawyers acted for the pursuers in one of the most significant claims for fraud and negligence against a major financial institution to come before the Scottish Courts in recent years.

We have also acted for banks in claims for negligence against a range of professional advisers including solicitors, valuation surveyors and quantity surveyors.

We represented the successful pursuer in the case of Cooper v Bank of Scotland, one of the leading cases in the line of authority following the famous House of Lords case of Smith v Bank of Scotland. The case related to a challenge to a security by a spouse who was not offered the opportunity to seek independent legal advice.

In addition, we have specialist expertise in advising banks and customers in relation to disputes including: interest rate hedging products; personal guarantees; fraud; enforcement of standard securities; and general loan repayment.