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Addleshaw Goddard LLP is well known for its presence in the financial sector, and its banking litigation team is regularly involved in high-profile, complex cases and also specialist disputes. The Leeds practice stands at three partners following the internal promotion of Ben Lowans, joining Ian Hastings and Sally Butt.

DLA Piper UK LLP’s banking litigation team is appreciated for its ‘strong legal advice and commercial drive’, and has an enviable client base of major UK and global financial institutions. Recent work includes successfully acting for Barclaycard Business in the Court of Appeal case Lancore Services v Barclays Bank. Other clients include Anglo Irish Bank, BNP Paribas and Lloyds Banking Group. Key contact Hugh Evans is highly recommended.

The team at Cobbetts LLP is led by the ‘extremely able and experienced’ Andrew Bennett, and includes Ciaran Corry, who is ‘clever and tenacious’. It is instructed by clearing banks, mortgage banks and specialist lenders on issues including fraud, professional negligence and defended repossession claims, and recently added Investec Bank and Bank of Ireland to its client roster.

Walker Morris’ practice was recently realigned to sit within the firm’s wider real estate and banking litigation group, and focuses on recovery work for lenders. As well as developing existing relationships with major players such as Lloyds Banking Group and National Australia Group, the firm saw new client wins including Ocean Money. Andrew Beck heads the department.

At DWF LLP, the key contact is Andrew Breckenridge, who impresses clients with his ‘attention to detail’ and ‘decision-making skills’.

Pinsent Masons LLP’s national head of fraud Mohan Bhaskaran has a growing reputation in heavyweight litigation cases.

Squire Sanders Hammonds’ team operates on a national basis, with Simon Miller at the forefront of the practice in Leeds.

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