"Fountain Court is one of the top, if not the top, financial services set."
The Legal 500
Fountain Court has a superb reputation in the field of financial services, complementing our first-class banking and regulatory practices.
Members are regularly called upon to advise regulators, regulated entities and high net-worth individuals, in the most significant and complicated financial services disputes. Our members act in matters in various financial sectors including audit, accountancy, banking and insurance and much of our work spans several jurisdictions.
Members routinely act on disputes arising between regulators, such as the Financial Conduct Authority, the Financial Reporting Council and the Prudential Regulatory Authority, and businesses as well as cases involving allegations against firms and individual employees. We often also advise both regulators and businesses or individuals in relation to potential or active regulatory investigations, and on the matters which arise as a result of regulatory issues (including addressing the consequences of regulatory breaches).
Many regulatory disputes involve broader criminal implications and Fountain Court is uniquely placed at the commercial Bar in specialising in the cross over between civil, regulatory and criminal work. A significant number of the instructions received in this sector involve allegations of fraud or misrepresentation, including in the context of acquisitions or investments.
Our work also extends to matters which arise out of highly publicised administrations or insolvencies, including investigations by regulators into the circumstances of corporate collapses. Many of the matters on which our members advise are precedent-setting for the sector and shape future regulation, as well as the interpretation of existing rules.
Members of Fountain Court have had, and continue to have, central roles in most of the highest profile and highest value disputes and investigations in the financial services sector.
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