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Gareth Fatchett
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Work Department
Litigation.
Position
Shortlisted for International Lawyer of the Year by the Birmingham Law Society, Gareth has acquired an exceptionally high profile, both nationally and internationally, in the financial services sector in acting for large groups of investors who have received negligent financial advice and who have been financially devastated as a result of collapsed funds and schemes.
Gareth has in-depth experience in a wide variety of failed funds and investments such as Harlequin, Arch Cru, Keydata Investment Services Limited, ARM, Stirling Mortimer, Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes (UCIS), Sustainable Growth Group, Alpha Bank – Cyprus, Green Oil to name but a few.
Gareth is frequently consulted by and quoted in numerous articles in the FT, The Mail on Sunday, FT Adviser, Money Marketing and IFA Online. He is renowned for his energetic and creative approach which allows him to find alternative solutions for his clients outside of the usual court or regulatory routes. His ability to work together with, not only his investor clients, but also the advisers and fund providers/promoters is a rare skill and one which has made him the unquestioned expert in this particular field.
Career
Qualified in 1996. Made partner in present firm 2009.
Leisure
Huge West Bromwich Albion fan.
West Midlands: Dispute resolution
Banking litigation
Within: Banking litigation
FS Legal is described by some as ‘the only pure financial services litigation firm outside London – its team is the envy of many of the top law firms it comes up against’. Gareth Fatchett (‘a renowned expert in financial services work') handles a range of heavyweight financial services litigation; he represented Metro Financial Solutions in a dispute with Tenet Connect Services – the client left the network, and Tenet Connect subsequently attempted to claim back fees. Other work concerns novel regulatory matters, plus SIPP and mortgage mis-selling cases. Paul Crutchley also handles heavyweight work, some of which concerning offshore financial services.