Banking and Finance
Dispute-led support for lenders, borrowers and financial stakeholders
Banking and finance disputes are rarely isolated. They typically sit alongside security enforcement, insolvency risk, fraud allegations, competing creditor interests and urgent applications to preserve assets. Timetables are tight and counterparties often litigate tactically.
We act for banks, alternative lenders, private funds, guarantors, directors and investors in high-stakes disputes arising from lending relationships, security packages, guarantees and distressed situations. We focus on decisive early case assessment; evidence control and enforcement strategy.
Our expertise in banking and finance disputes
Security enforcement and creditor remedies
We act in disputes and applications involving:
- Enforcement of legal and equitable mortgages and debentures
- Fixed and floating charge enforcement, priority and control disputes
- Guarantees, indemnities and contribution claims between guarantors
- Appointment and supervision of receivers (including LPA receivers)
- Challenges to enforcement steps, including allegations of improper purpose or valuation disputes
- Urgent injunctive relief to preserve collateral and prevent dissipation
We approach enforcement as a managed process: clear objectives, a sequenced plan, and realistic recovery outcomes.
Facility agreement and lending relationship disputes
We advise on disputes concerning:
- Events of default, acceleration and reservation-of-rights issues
- Covenant compliance, information undertakings and audit rights
- Margin, fees, break costs and contractual interpretation disputes
- Misrepresentation allegations in credit approval / drawdown
- Restructuring standstill and waiver arrangements under pressure
We focus on evidential clarity and commercial leverage, including early settlement windows where the position supports it.
Fraud, asset tracing and urgent applications
Where fraud or misappropriation is alleged, we act swiftly on:
- Freezing injunctions and ancillary disclosure orders
- Proprietary claims, tracing and claims to recover diverted funds
- Third party disclosure and information-gathering strategies
- Coordination with insolvency office-holders, insurers and forensic teams
- Cross-border enforcement planning
Our approach is to resolve disputes efficiently and discreetly, while ensuring that governance documents remain enforceable and aligned with your strategic objectives.
How we work with banking and finance clients
- Dispute-led approach with enforcement realism: prospects assessed alongside recoverability and asset position
- Urgent capability: injunctions, expedited hearings and evidence preservation
- Cross-border coordination: structured strategies with overseas counsel where required
- Board-facing reporting: clear decisions, risks and costed options
Contact us
If you are dealing with default, fraud, enforcement or a finance dispute, we can assist.
Discuss a live dispute or threatened enforcement
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