Financial Institutions

The financial sector is undergoing fast-paced technological advancements, increased regulation and is subject to ever-closer investor and regulatory scrutiny. Disputes are increasingly technical, nuanced and multi-jurisdictional in nature. Our international reach, technical excellence and in depth knowledge of the financial and insurance sectors means we can handle the most complex and technically-demanding financial claims and policy coverage disputes. Our approach is swift and effective to contain disputes, minimise reputational damage and achieve the best commercial outcome for our clients.

Overview

Our highly experienced team has handled some of the largest and most high profile claims brought against the financial services industry in recent years.

We advise and defend banks, hedge funds and other financial institutions, wealth managers, trustees and pension administrators and financial advisers against an array of financial claims including mis-selling, fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering and tax avoidance schemes.

We specialise in regulatory investigations, including liaising with the Financial Ombudsman Service, Financial Conduct Authority, Serious Fraud Office, Prudential Regulation Authority, the Insolvency Service, and the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission in the US.

We also advise insurers and reinsurers on complex policy coverage issues including non-disclosures, policy exclusions, aggregation and policy response.

Our international reach means we can swiftly assemble experts in multiple jurisdictions to provide a coordinated response to international and cross-border disputes, and act as monitoring counsel in large international loss programmes.

We draft insurance policy wordings and advise on risk management, corporate governance, regulatory compliance as well as emerging risks such as artificial intelligence, ESG-related claims, cybercrime and data theft.

Featured experience

  • Advising insurers of a leading retail bank in connection with FCA and PRA investigations relating to failings arising from the transfer of the bank’s data from one IT platform to another.
  • Advising insurers of FTSE100 listed global investment manager in relation to underlying claim seeking £60m for alleged negligence in managing foreign exchange hedges.
  • Advising London Market Insurers, insurers of a large Mexican bank, on the application of the BBB section of its FI policy in relation to a $30m fraudulent transfer to an unidentified third party who had manipulated data in the electronic payment system.

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    Ross Elder

  • Je voulais juste partager une note rapide et vous faire savoir que vous faites un très bon travail. Je suis content d'avoir décidé de travailler avec vous. C'est vraiment formidable de voir à quel point vos sites Web sont faciles à mettre à jour et à gérer

    Ross Elder

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Qui sommes-nous ?

Pourquoi choisir DAC Beachcroft ?

Nous sommes un cabinet commercial à large assise, au service d'un grand nombre de secteurs, avec un solide héritage dans les domaines de l'assurance, de la santé (
) et de l'immobilier. Nous combinons d'excellentes compétences juridiques et une expertise de pointe en matière d'exécution pour concevoir des solutions
qui répondent aux besoins de nos clients - souvent en utilisant intelligemment la technologie.