Chambers has extensive experience in financial services and related matters and members regularly advise on and act in litigation (both civil and regulatory) in this area.
Members have acted for the Financial Services Authority, LIFFE, the London Clearing House Ltd, The London Commodities Exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the International Stock Exchange, the London Metal Exchange and the Serious Fraud Office.
In the regulatory sphere, members of Serle Court have been involved in many of the most important cases since the coming into force of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, including the disciplinary cases brought by the FSA against CSFB International, Legal & General and Shell. Various members also acted in the long running FSA investigation into the split capital investment trust market.
Individual members also sit (in some cases as chairman) on the disciplinary tribunals (and appeal tribunals) and act as complaints ombudsmen of institutions such as Lloyds and LIFFE.
Chambers is also regularly involved in civil litigation arising directly out of disputes in the financial services arena and from allegations of professional negligence in a financial services context.
Chambers UK 2019
Silks
Philip Marshall KC: "A fantastic advocate with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law who is sensitive to his clients' needs."
David Blayney KC: "A very bright guy who works incredibly hard. He's quite a creative barrister so if you want an original approach and someone to think outside the box he's a good person to go to." "A very good technical lawyer with a great deal of knowledge of the operations of retail banking outfits."
Juniors
Simon Hattan: "A real standout star senior junior. He was in effect the engine room of the whole RBS case and the one junior on the RBS side that the case could not have survived without." "A relentlessly hard-working barrister who worked at HSBC before joining the Bar. He has that experience and industry knowledge to draw upon which makes him a very pragmatic and commercial barrister."
Legal 500 2019
Silks
Elizabeth Jones KC: "An incredible brain and advocate."
Dominic Dowley KC: "A quick-working, efficient and talented advocate."
Philip Marshall KC: "A clever and robust, but nuanced, advocate."
David Blayney KC: ‘Highly recommended for banking litigation.’
Juniors
Simon Hattan: "He is hardworking and hands on, bright, focused and very commercial."
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