EN Home Expertise Disputes & investigations Disputes & investigations ON THIS PAGE Overview Experience Insights Our team Tools Events Our international partner-led team represents global businesses and high net worth individuals on the successful resolution of complex and high value commercial disputes and investigations. We work closely with our clients not only to resolve disputes – whether through litigation, arbitration or regulatory processes – but proactively to avoid them in the first place, advising on risk management, from compliance to regulatory advice and bespoke training to avoid common pitfalls. Clients appreciate the clarity of our advice, our strategic focus and our emphasis on strong relationships, project management and use of technology. Our cases range from representing the largest global organisations in commercial litigation to handling major regulatory investigations, complex fraud recovery actions and defending criminal proceedings in relation to high profile bribery allegations. Our clients range from owner managed businesses and startups to global corporations. We advise across a wide range of sectors, from technology and life sciences to financial services, manufacturing and engineering as well as private wealth. Our specialisms also include product liability, data and cyber issues. We are also known as leaders in corporate crime, compliance, boardroom and shareholder disputes. Tool Box on Arbitral Institutions Download our brochure Areas of focus Employment disputes Insurance & reinsurance disputes International arbitration IP disputes Product liability & product safety Professional services disputes Technology disputes Banking & finance disputes Commercial disputes Competition disputes, including cartel damages disputes Corporate litigation & post-M&A disputes Contentious family or probate disputes Corporate crime & compliance Cyber security & data breaches Insolvency disputes & investigations Tax disputes Reputation management & privacy protection Real estate disputes Litigation funding Tech Litigation RELATED SECTORS Competition, EU & tradeBanking & finance Commercial & consumer contractsCorporate/M&A & capital marketsData protection & cyberEmployment, pensions & mobilityRestructuring & insolvencyPatents & innovationBrands & advertisingCopyright & media lawTaxTechnology, media & communicationsBusiness & professional servicesPrivate wealthReal estateEnergy & infrastructure Energy disputes InsuranceEnvironmental, social & governance (ESG) Experience First law firm appointment of an independent review process for a major retail bank Advising Professor Griggs, the Independent Reviewer appointed by Lloyds in relation to the HBOS Redress Programme. This is a substantial investigation into over 50 former HBoS corporate customers, analysis of their claims for compensation and independent assessment of the bank's redress proposals. We are the first firm to handle an independent review process for a major retail bank on this scale. Our mandate continues, with us now advising Professor Griggs on the Quality Assurance Review by Sir Ross Cranston of the HBOS Reading Compensation Scheme itself. Laurence Lieberman James Bryden See full team British Steel White Oak - Advising the senior secured creditor on all aspects of the British Steel insolvency and restructuring and on the complex GBP130m FILO (first -in-last-out) asset based finance structure; we were awarded Finance Team of the Year at the Lawyer awards 2020 for this work. Lerika Joubert Nick Moser See full team Defence of a claim for GBP1.6 billion PwC in defending a claim for GBP1.6 billion arising out of the collapse of the sub-prime lender, Cattles plc and its trading subsidiary, Welcome Financial Services Ltd, following the discovery of a shortfall in its bad debt provision. Julian Randall Stuart Broom See full team More Latest news & insights CORPORATE CRIME & COMPLIANCE Corporate Compliance @ Tech Deals #4 – The Phantom of the Legal Judgement Rule 25 November 2021 BRIEFING by multiple authors Click here to find out more DISPUTES & INVESTIGATIONS Disputes Quick Read: Facilitating transactions in cryptoassets - Lord Leggatt and the point of commercial law 24 November 2021 QUICK READ by Stuart Broom Click here to find out more DISPUTES & INVESTIGATIONS Cryptoasset fraud: Squid coin rug-pull and tracing cryptoassets 19 November 2021 BRIEFING by Emma Allen and Georgina Jones Click here to find out more UK Expanding our international disputes and investigations group with another duo appointment 11 November 2021 by Andrew Howell and Shane Gleghorn Click here to find out more DATA PROTECTION & CYBER Lloyd v Google – right claim, wrong law? 11 November 2021 IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS by Michael Yates Click here to find out more View all Disputes & investigations related insights Our team Please feel free to contact any of the people listed here for more information about our capabilities and their expertise in relation to Disputes and Investigations in your jurisdiction. 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