Recent work highlights

• Acting for the Consumers’ Association (Which?) as intervener in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK Plc [2022] EWCA Civ 318, an APP fraud case in which the Court of Appeal decided unanimously that the duty of care identified in Barclays Bank Plc v Quincecare Ltd could apply to an individual customer’s instructions and not just an agent’s, including where they are a victim of APP fraud.
• Acting on a multi-million pound professional negligence claim against a law firm for allegedly negligent advice given to a start-up business providing OTC derivatives valuations data to risk managers and product controllers at market making institutions.
• Advising HSBC Invoice Finance in relation to a claim against an individual who had fraudulently claimed £250,000 of financing.
• Providing advice to the trustee in relation to the targets’ challenge to a financial support direction in ITV Plc and others v The Pensions Regulator and Box Clever Trustees Ltd [2018] UKUT 0164 (TCC).

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