Financial Services Disputes and Regulation

In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guest Phoebe Fox.

Speakers: John Corrie (Partner), Ceri Morgan (Knowledge Counsel), Phoebe Fox (Senior Associate).

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You can find out more about the cases covered in this podcast on our blog at the following links:

County Court holds no statutory limitation period applies to unfair relationship claims under s.140A CCA 

Supreme Court holds that no statutory limitation period applies to unfair prejudice petitions  

High Court grants anti-suit injunction to prevent foreign proceedings from undermining letter of credit payment obligations  

High Court grants case management stay in liability management exercise dispute pending New York litigation  

Carter Ruck v SRA: High Court decision means SRA cannot compel production of privileged documents 

Lawyer struck off in first disciplinary case on AI misuse  

English Sanctions Litigation and Russian Enforcement Battles 

Biannual Banking Litigation Update (Autumn 2026)

New third edition of our leading textbook Class Actions in England and Wales published 

In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guest Alexander Gridasov.

Speakers: John Corrie (Partner), Ceri Morgan (Knowledge Counsel), Alexander Gridasov (Senior Associate).

You can find out more about the cases covered in this podcast on our blog at the following links:

• Court of Appeal finds no breach of so-called Quincecare duty in “derivative” action brought by APP fraud victims against PSP
• Banking litigation podcast episode 51: Quincecare special – March 2025
• Court of Appeal finds administrator appointment arguably invalidated because of appointor’s improper purpose
• Multi-party claims: Court of Appeal upholds decision allowing over 5,000 motor finance claims to be brought together
• All aboard the omnibus claim form?
• High Court adjourns landmark securities class action trial due to risk of prejudice to overlapping criminal proceedings
• High Court considers appropriate split for trial of s.90 and 90A FSMA claims in Entain litigation
• UK government consults on measures to speed up and simplify competition class actions regime
• Law Commission to consider introduction of opt-out consumer class actions regime

In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guest Elina Kyselchuk.
 
Speakers: John Corrie (Partner), Ceri Morgan (Knowledge Counsel), Elina Kyselchuk (Associate).
 
This podcast can be listened to on SoundCloud, Apple and Spotify and don’t forget to subscribe to the channel to receive updates on future episodes.
 
You can find out more about the cases covered in this podcast on our blog at the following links:

High Court dismisses injunction application to prevent current account closure on grounds of financial crime concerns 

High Court refuses to grant injunction against bank preventing payout under performance bond 

Law Commission to consider introduction of opt-out consumer class actions regime 

HM Treasury pitches base camp at the mountain of consumer credit reforms

FCA to Review Claims Management Practices 

Creation of new Business and Property Division of the High Court announced

Handy client guide to privilege – newly updated 

Biannual Banking Litigation Update (Spring 2026)

In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guest Frances Furnivall.

Speakers: John Corrie (Partner), Ceri Morgan (Knowledge Counsel), Frances Furnivall (Senior Associate).

You can find out more about the cases covered in this podcast on our blog at the following links:

• Supreme Court confirms suspension of payment obligations under letters of credit due to UK Russian sanctions regime 
• High Court considers whether success fee payable to advisory firm in respect of "Equivalent Transaction" in de-SPAC merger 
• High Court considers summary judgment application on whether success fee payable by private equity fund to placement agent
• High Court upholds broker’s entitlement to US$2.25m success fee under tripartite mandate despite limited involvement in funding process
• Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 54: Hopcraft Special Edition
• High Court finds legal advice privilege is not limited to lawyer/client communications but extends to "intra-client" communications
• Upper Tribunal observes that uploading confidential documents into open-source AI tools waives client confidentiality and legal privilege
• New York court finds client chats with generative AI tool Claude are not privileged
• US courts find privilege applies to use of public AI tools by self-represented litigants 
• Supreme Court holds that no statutory limitation period applies to unfair prejudice petitions

In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guest Jonah Oliver.

Speakers: John Corrie (Partner), Ceri Morgan (Knowledge Counsel), Jonah Oliver (Associate).

You can find out more about the cases covered in this podcast on our blog at the following links:

• High Court rejects attempt by Noteholders to remove and replace Trustee against wishes of Issuer
• High Court finds UK broker did not breach contract by refusing to return funds to client subject to US sanctions
• High Court strikes out illegality defence premised on alleged breaches of US sanctions
• High Court applies "scope of duty" principle to limit damages claimed for breach of so-called Quincecare duty
• Court of Appeal recognises "onerous clause doctrine" where terms are incorporated by reference
• Supreme Court reshapes UK competition class actions landscape
• Government to legislate for enforceability of litigation funding agreements based on a share of damages
• Banking Litigation Yearbook and broader Disputes Yearbook for 2025
• 2026 Global FSR Outlook: The Human Element | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer | Global law firm

The High Court issued judgment (in two parts) dismissing a Claims Management Company's judicial review application against the FCA. The judicial review sought to quash the FCA's decision to identify the firm in its announcement regarding the commencement of an investigation. Jon Ford, James Wood, and Michael Tan discuss the judgment and what it has to say about the "exceptional circumstances" test that the FCA will apply when deciding whether to identify firms under investigation. The judgment can be found here (Part 1) and here (Part 2) and our blog post on the judgment can be found here.

In this FESTIVE SPECIAL edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guests Sarah Penfold, Charlotte Benton, Alexander Gridasov, Tom Wyer, Nic Patmore, Scott Warin and Tim Kyriakou. 

 You can find links to our blog posts on the case covered in this podcast below:

• High Court finds default interest clause in loan agreement is not an unenforceable penalty
• County Court rejects discrimination claim on procedural grounds but finds refusal of financial services because a company is Russian owned would amount to direct discrimination
• Privy Council holds that there is no legal requirement in the tort of deceit to show that a claimant was consciously aware of the representation made
• High Court dismisses judicial review challenge of FCA's Naming Announcement
• High Court confirms that non-authorised fee earners cannot conduct litigation
• Commercial Court pilot will mean many more court documents publicly available by default from 1 January 2026
• 2025 Global Bank Review - Innovating amid turbulence

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 In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guest Tom Wyer.

You can find links to our blog posts on the case covered in this podcast below:

• Court of Appeal finds PSP liable for deceitful representations made by agent acting with apparent/ostensible authority
• High Court finds investment bank entitled to success fee under mandate executed by company's agent acting with apparent authority
• High Court holds that exercise of rights under charge document is not subject to Braganza duty
• High Court finds "retrieval duty" arguable against sending bank in an APP fraud context
• Court of Appeal finds binding contract concluded by exchange of emails despite referring to preparation of formal agreement
• FSR Brief EP9: Motor Finance redress proposal - beginning of the end? 
• Solicitors Regulation Authority reviews high-volume consumer claims sector
• Biannual Banking Litigation Update (Autumn 2025)

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In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guest Nic Patmore.

You can find links to our blog posts on the case covered in this podcast below:

• Supreme Court decision in Hopcraft motor finance commission appeal – key implications for financial services firms
• Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 54: Hopcraft Special Edition
• English High Court decides in favour of banks in EuroChem bond claim, confirming payment under on-demand bonds prohibited due to Russian sanctions
• High Court grants bank stakeholder relief under CPR Part 86 in USD 11 million deposit dispute involving competing claims
• High Court permits documents obtained via Norwich Pharmacal Order to be used against disclosing bank in related APP fraud claim
• Financial List finds claim for declaratory relief brought by ultimate beneficial owners of loan notes against issuer is arguable
• Privy Council abrogates so-called "Shareholder Rule" under English law: companies can assert privilege against their shareholders
• Hague 2019 Judgments Convention comes into force in UK
• Civil Justice Council's final report on litigation funding recommends "light touch" statutory regulation

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In this SPECIAL EDITION of our banking litigation podcast, we consider the Supreme Court's much-anticipated judgment in Hopcraft & Anor v Close Brothers Limited [2025] UKSC 33 (relating to lender liability for the payment of third-party broker commissions in the motor finance context) and its key implications for financial services firms. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guests Emma Deas and Hywel Jenkins.

You can find links to our blog posts on the case covered in this podcast below:

• Supreme Court decision in Hopcraft motor finance commission appeal – key implications for financial services firms.
• Court of Appeal finds lenders liable in motor finance broker commission cases.

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