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Ruth Bala

Ruth Bala

UK Bar 2026

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4 Pump Court
 4 Pump Court

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Consumer Finance

All Circuits

3 years ranked

Financial Services

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Ruth has built up a specialist practice in financial services, retail banking and regulated lending. She is currently sole counsel for a number of financial advice firms/professionals and discretionary investment managers in Upper Tribunal and High Court proceedings against the FCA, and is junior counsel for Barclays Bank plc in its judicial review of FOS’ decision-making on motor commission. Ruth was lead counsel for the creditor in Kerrigan & 11 ors v Elevate Credit International Limited (t/a Sunny) (in administration) [2020] EWHC 2169 (Comm), the payday lending test case litigation. She also mounted a successful defence of undisclosed PPI commission in the seminal case of Harrison v Black Horse Ltd [2011] Lloyd’s Rep I.R. 455, subsequently overruled by the Supreme Court in Plevin v Paragon Personal Finance Limited [2014] 1 W.L.R. 4222, and appeared in Conlon v Black Horse Ltd [2012] GCCR 11423 (settled three days before the hearing in the Supreme Court).

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Consumer Finance - All Circuits

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Ruth Bala is an experienced junior who specialises in finance law, including consumer credit. She regularly advises clients on financial mis-selling matters and has represented corporates in the Court of Appeal in connection with unfair relationship cases.

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Financial Services - London (Bar)

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Ruth Bala is an extremely capable junior with impressive experience of acting in a wide array of contentious and non-contentious financial services matters. She regularly handles FCA investigations and compliance issues.

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Strengths

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  • Ruth is an incredibly tenacious barrister whose knowledge is second to none. She is one of the leading barristers in this sector and a formidable advocate.

    Consumer FinanceUK Bar

  • Ruth is very commercial, highly pragmatic and much liked by clients.

    Consumer FinanceUK Bar

  • She is an excellent advocate and a great analytical lawyer.

    Consumer FinanceUK Bar

  • She is an incredibly tenacious barrister.

    Financial ServicesUK Bar

  • Ruth communicates advice clearly and drafts coherent and persuasive arguments.

    Financial ServicesUK Bar

  • Ruth is technically outstanding and very responsive.

    Financial ServicesUK Bar

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