Financial Services Disputes - The Third Annual Conference 2025
In-person | 24th June 2025 | One Whitehall Place
The 3rd annual event bringing practitioners across all areas of the Financial Services sector together to explore emerging trends and opportunities in 2025.
This event covers disputes across all types of financial service firms, rather than majoring on just one specific sector. The benefit to delegates being the opportunity to both enhance understanding and insights into current areas of practise as well as identify opportunities and trends emerging with other sectors outside of their primary focus.
Meet Your Advisory Board!
This event focuses on both Private and Public litigation. Accordingly, content will include a focus on recent regulatory activity from the FCA and well as private enforcement developments.
Benefit from an assessment of recent enforcement and case decisions over the past year and what the future direction of travel may look like.
Key topics will include the likes of group actions, the ongoing motor finance claims, and opportunities for CPR 19.8 actions.
Meet Your Expert Speakers!
Whilst event is largely UK focused, given the multi-national nature of many financial services firms, issues cannot be viewed in isolation. Therefore, both speakers and agenda content at this event will also include topics and developments from across the EU.
Belinda Hollway
Partner
Hausfeld
Hausfeld
Sue Millar
Partner
Stephenson Harwood
Stephenson Harwood
Laura Bridgewater
Partner
Macfarlanes
Macfarlanes
Matthias Gstoehl
Partner
Schellenberg Wittmer
Schellenberg Wittmer
John Binns
Partner
BCL Solicitors LLP
BCL Solicitors LLP
Danielle Carr
Partner
Browne Jacobson
Browne Jacobson
Paul Noble
Partner
Blick Rothenberg
Blick Rothenberg
Anna Brownrigg
Partner
Enyo Law
Enyo Law
Eve Ellis
Partner
Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray
Richard Viegas
Partner
Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing
Andrew Sulston
Senior Legal Advisor
Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
Ellie Ludlam
Partner
Pinsent Masons
Pinsent Masons
Helen Fairhead
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright
Tracey Dovaston
Partner
Pallas Partners LLP
Pallas Partners LLP
Charlie Weston-Simons
Partner
A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman
Rhiannon Webster
Partner
Ashurst
Ashurst
Michael Brown
Partner
Penningtons Manches Cooper
Penningtons Manches Cooper
Jane Gow
Global Head of Employee Relations
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
David Saul
Managing Director
SEDA Experts
SEDA Experts
Stephen Prestney
Head of Civil Litigation
Barclays
Barclays
Tom Steindler
Managing Director
Exton Advisors
Exton Advisors
Matthew Haddow
Partner
Menzies
Menzies
Catherine Hammerson-Jones
Partner
Independent Mediator
Independent Mediator
Ceri Morgan
Knowledge Counsel
Herbert Smith Freehills
Herbert Smith Freehills
Damiano Colnago
Managing Partner
SEDA Experts
SEDA Experts
James McGachie
Partner
DLA Piper
DLA Piper
Emily Tilden-Smith
Legal Director - Commercial Disputes
Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard
Sara George
Partner
Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin
Shivani Sanghi
Partner, Dispute Resolution
BCLP
BCLP
Just Some of the Key Topics Being Discussed!
Funding Collective Actions Against Financial Institutions after PACCAR
- How PACCAR affected the funding landscape for collective actions
- Mastercard v Merricks and settlement opposition
- Conflict Points and concerns that Might arise in Collective Actions considering PACCAR
Exploring the Tax Landscape for Financial Services
- Contentious issues in tax policy for asset management
- Tax uncertainty post-covid adjustments to methods of working
- New tax authority data interrogation tools and tax transparancy measures
- Changes to the money laundering offences Information notices
Catching up with Sanctions & AML:
Where Are We Now?
- Reviewing the cases which have made it to court
- Exploring questions about de-banking and reporting standards
- Sanctions, AML/CTF Enforcement & how the FCA regulates it
Becoming Familiar with Non-Financial
Misconduct Rules
- Threshold conducts of individuals.
- Enforcement principles of new FCA administration
- Expected inclusions in upcoming regulatory guidelines
The Future of Collective Action in
Financial Services Disputes
- A retrospective on Philipp V. Barclays
- The current landscape for Motor Finance Claims
- Identifying future liabilities for financial institutions
Addressing the Upcoming Cybersecurity
Litigation Wave
- Understanding the severity of Data Breaches
- Shoring up gaps in cyber-compliance insurance and supply chain reporting
- Consequences of Cyber-attacks and reputational damage
Network with Sector Leading Voices!
Join both your peers from across a range of financial service industries and in-house counsel from leading businesses to expand your connections into new and valuable spaces, and develop ties within your speciality.
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Content & Speaking Opportunities
For Content & Speaking Opportunities enquiries please contact Owen Dilworth on +44 (0)20 3998 9971 or email owen@thoughtleaders4.com
Partnership
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