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Pinsent Masons

Banking Litigation

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Pinsent Masons

Rankings

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Banking Litigation - Scotland

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Pinsent Masons is regularly called on by major banks and financial institutions to handle complex litigation and regulatory proceedings. It has great depth of experience in handling mis-selling claims relating to derivatives and PPI, as well as professional negligence and civil fraud matters. The department also has strong in-house advocacy capabilities and is able to draw on the firm's national presence where necessary to handle large-scale cases on an inter-office basis.

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Strengths

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  • Their experience and insight, combined with their style and way of working, is excellent.

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  • Pinsent Masons has depth of experience across all aspects of consumer banking representing banks from the County Court to the Supreme Court.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Joanne Gillies
    Joanne Gillies

    Joanne Gillies

    Joanne Gillies is a dual-qualified solicitor advocate with experience managing a broad range of banking disputes and other litigation relating to the financial sector. She has particular strength in matters concerning insolvency issues and fraud.

    • Joanne offers a great blend of sound commercial judgement and an intuitive feel for the points that will move the dial.

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    • Joanne is excellent. I feel confident that she grasps all the detail as well as our requirements, and that she will be a brilliant advocate for us.

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    • The ebullient Joanne Gillies is a fountain of knowledge and strategies, and is someone any client would want fighting their corner.

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  • Stuart Murdoch
    Stuart Murdoch

    Stuart Murdoch

    Stuart Murdoch is a solicitor advocate with key experience in FCA and fraud investigations as well as mis-selling claims.

    • His client service is matched only by his deep and sophisticated knowledge of the UK legal and regulatory financial services regime.

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    • Stuart is clearly passionate, committed and focused on the best outcomes possible for his clients.

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    • Stuart is an extremely experienced and knowledgeable litigator. He understands the commercial ramifications of cases for his clients and conveys those in an admirably plain manner.

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    • He is commercially savvy and consistently delivers pragmatic advice.

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