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Financial markets disputes

We act on business-critical disputes and investigations for clients across a range of financial markets, including banking, insurance, asset management, fintech and investment funds.

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Our team of specialist lawyers combine their technical expertise in dispute resolution with industry knowledge of financial markets to provide bespoke solutions for our clients.

We offer pragmatic, timely, and cost-effective advice, tailoring solutions to your specific needs. With a deep understanding of the risks involved and the sectors in which we operate, we handle cases in the High Court, major arbitration bodies, and internationally.

Disputes in financial markets often overlap with regulatory and criminal investigations. We are adept at handling such parallel mandates and regularly engage with regulators such as the FCA, PRA, the Police and SFO.

We prioritise outcomes, not the process, working alongside our clients to ensure the right solution is found, minimising the impact on your business while maximising success. That means being experienced in all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution in addition to the formal methods of litigation.

Services

Asset-backed lending

Advising lenders on asset recovery, security enforcement (including cross-border), events of default, debt recovery, professional negligence, insolvency and fraud.

Insurance for policyholders

Acting for policyholders on coverage disputes with insurers across all policy types. We also act on professional negligence claims against brokers.

Retail financial services

Acting for a range of retail providers (including banks, insurers, asset managers and SIPP operators) on misselling claims, FOS investigations and redress actions.

Investment banking

Acting on disputes relating to complex financial products and bank to bank disputes.

Regulatory enforcement

Acting for firms facing investigations and other enforcement action by the FCA, PRA, FOS and similar regulators.

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Examples of our work

Real estate lenders

Acting for multiple banks and credit funds to pursue portfolios of high value professional negligence claims against surveyors and solicitors.

Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)

Acting for FSCS in Court of Appeal proceedings regarding the interpretation of the Third Party (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010.

Asset manager

Acting for an asset management business facing large numbers of complaints relating to alleged due diligence failures by its SIPP business. Handled parallel FCA and FOS investigations.

Pension schemes

Acting for multiple pension schemes to bring claims against their investment advises for breach of mandate arising from the LDI crisis.

Major retail business

Acting on an arbitration against D&O insurers to establish coverage for costs incurred in connection with parallel investigations and inquiries by governmental and criminal bodies.

Offshore bank

Assisting a Caribbean bank on contested insolvency proceedings in connection with a FinTech’s failure to return client assets.

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What others say

“Burges Salmon is one of the top options for serious litigation.”

Chambers UK 2024

“Clients are struck by the team's ability to get across all of the detail in a short period of time. The team works across a range of sectors, which contributes to the team's ability to think flexibly and view each case in a fresh way.”

Legal 500 UK 2025

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