Laurie Brock

All areas of commercial chancery litigation, with particular focus on banking and financial services disputes.

Wide experience of acting both for and against financial institutions in complex and very high value disputes.

Particular expertise in claims involving allegations of fraud/conspiracy, market manipulation, the mis-sale of financial derivatives and ‘Quincecare’ claims. Has acted in some of the most notable and high-profile cases concerning such allegations (e.g. PAG v RBS, Loreley v Credit Suisse and otherwise as below).

Recent experience includes: acting for claimants in $500 million foreign exchange derivative dispute (Fiesta v Deutsche Bank: case settled after four years and prior to 10-week trial); acting for defendant bank in c.£100 million fraud claim concerning the activities of its restructuring group (Riley v Natwest: summary judgment for Natwest granted and upheld on appeal); acting for one of a number of banks accused of collusive LIBOR manipulation during the financial crisis (FDIC v Barclays Bank Plc & ors: case settled summer 2025).

Acts increasingly alone (e.g. Wadhwani v RBS: successful strike out for ‘warehousing’ abuse) and has been judicially praised for ‘clear and confident presentation’.

Call 2013.

Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR, London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association, Gibraltarian Bar.