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Our banking litigation lawyers specialise in the management and resolution of all types of disputes in the banking and finance field. This includes advising on the validity and enforcement of loans and securities, advising on claims involving fraud, mistaken payments, misrepresentation, breach of contract, undue influence, breach of mandate, breach of fiduciary duties and negligence claims.
Our focus is you
Our banking and finance team comprises highly skilled and specialist litigation solicitors with an established and impressive reputation in the banking and finance sector, giving them insight into the culture and needs of all parties.
Our style is strong but proportionate, borne of an understanding that avoiding, not encouraging, legal conflict often creates better outcomes for our clients.
Our lawyers will always look to resolve a dispute in the most pragmatic and commercial manner, while paying particular attention to the client’s objectives and goals at all times. Of course, we will litigate where necessary but we always advise our clients on the most appropriate available forums for seeking to resolve their disputes to ensure delivery of the most practical and commercial outcome.
Our solicitors are ranked in the top legal directories including Chambers and Partners, and Legal 500, where the firm is recognised as a Leading Firm since 2026.
We have offices in London and other locations across the South-east which include Gatwick and Crawley, Hassocks, Horsham, Brighton and Guildford.
Please note that visits to our office is by appointment only. If you require legal advice, please contact one of our banking litigation solicitors via our online enquiry form or call on +44 (0)3333 231 580.
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High value enforcement action
Representing an offshore lender involved in a joint loan of approximately £12m to two companies for land development in the North West of England, secured by legal charges and personal guarantees. After the companies defaulted, we assisted in various enforcement actions, including appointing receivers, and addressing issues with UN1 registrations from potential buyers. We are currently pursuing the directors under their personal guarantees to mitigate a substantial shortfall of over £6m for the lender.
Banking and Finance
Defending complex enforcement action
Acting for a property construction and development company facing enforcement action over two loans totalling approximately £3.9m, secured by property and subject to multiple assignments. In response to the lender’s actions, we challenged the loans on various grounds, including regulatory compliance under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, asserting that they constitute unfair relationships under the Consumer Credit Act 1974, and disputing the validity of receiver appointments and default interest provisions, arguing that they are unenforceable as a penalty.
Construction and Engineering
Loan restructure to safeguard client’s commercial stability
We were involved in renegotiating and extending significant loan and revolving credit facilities on behalf of our client, a well-known plc. Our team acted quickly to ensure the new financing arrangements could be assessed by the company auditors prior to signing off annual accounts. Meeting the tight timeframe ensured the client had uninterrupted access to funding and avoided any threat to the financial stability of the business.
Banking and Finance
Misrepresentation – successfully defended a £15m damages claim for deceit
A series of loan notes were issued to raise capital for a care sector business. The Claimant (the capital provider) claimed that the financial information provided by our client was false and misleading. After failing to restructure its debts, the fund went into administration in 2014 resulting in the loss of the entire value of its investment. The fund issued a claim against our client in 2017. Our team successfully argued that the Claimant had failed to undertake reasonable due diligence at the time when they made the investment and failed to commence the claim within the six year statutory time limit. The claim was therefore found by the High Court to be ‘statute-barred’ and was dismissed.
Banking and Finance
Cost saving intercreditor agreement
We acted for a bank to renegotiate an intercreditor agreement that hindered the business of a longstanding customer. We advised a redesigned intercreditor with a built-in mechanism to allow new lenders to join the creditor arrangements at an appropriate and pre-determined priority position, based upon loan-type. With a large number of lenders and a private equity investor involved, negotiating the intercreditor was a complex process however its successful implementation means the bank’s customer is now able to access a greater array of financing options efficiently and without delay and high costs.
Banking and Finance
Multiple department advice on bank loan to beneficiaries of contested estate
Our client required complex cross department advice on a loan to a group of companies, controlled by two family members who were beneficiaries in a long-contested estate, to buy certain business assets of the estate. We provided seamless advice drawing on experts across our real estate finance, corporate law and private client law departments.
Banking and Finance
Hotel development finance facility
We acted for our client on a large and complex development finance facility to fund the redevelopment and upgrade of a large hotel site in a prime South East location. We have experts to advise on development finance and in the hotels sector who advised on the finance documents and creditor arrangements as well as negotiating with a major hotel chain on the non-disturbance agreement for the hotel.
Banking and Finance
Breach of covenants by restaurant chain
One of our roles is to advise on defaults and breaches of loan agreements. For this client bank its customer had breached its financial covenants. The customer, a nationwide chain of restaurants, had multiple loan agreements and it was a complex case because of certain pre-existing agreements between our client bank and the restaurant chain. The advice was extremely time sensitive and our swift delivery of all documentation demonstrated the manner in which we prioritised the commercial needs of our clients and their customer.
Banking and Finance
Private equity investor
Advised an innovative British bicycle manufacturer on their strategic partnership with a private equity investor; securing the businesses long term future and enabling it to broaden its product range and access international markets.
Banking and Finance
Negotiated settlement for a high-net-worth family
We defended our client, a globally based family with international assets in property and art located in three different jurisdictions, against a claim for sums due under a loan agreement, which had fallen into default. Once proceedings were issued, the Claimant made an application for summary judgment and an agreement was reached prior to the determination of that application, providing an excellent and wholly successful outcome for our client.
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