Banking litigation in North West

‘Very commercial and insightful advice given to tight deadlines.’

‘What I find most impressive about the practice is the way the team works tirelessly to achieve the best and most commercial outcome for clients.’

‘First class service. Excellent knowledge base, commercial awareness, down to earth, easy to do business with.’

‘The team is well organised and cohesive, with appropriate allocation of work across the various levels of qualification and experience. The team has a commitment to the delivery of high standard work clearly inspired by the effective leadership of Harold Brako.’

‘Harold Brako has a commercial, solution-led approach to complex litigation.’

‘Harold Brako and Patricia Elder are recommended: vastly experienced team, fun, friendly, provide excellent counsel and explanations of legal issues.’

‘Harold Brako – an exceptional lawyer with a wealth of experience. His ability and willingness to put the client first is vital when you need someone to react quickly.’

‘Jack McConville – a young, talented and diligent lawyer who is committed to providing exceptional service to clients. I have no doubt that Jack has a long and successful career ahead of him.’

‘Excellent financial services and banking team.’

‘The DLA Piper team are managing to steer a large portfolio of PPI cases with ease. They are always responsive and on top of the details despite their heavy workload.’

‘The team has built up a genuine specialism in regulated lending and financial services and boasts a number of heavyweight clients in the industry. Despite the pressures inherent in this field, the key individuals at DLA always remain cool and collected.’

‘The individuals go the extra mile, and also repeatedly demonstrate a brilliant balance of commercial pragmatism and in-depth knowledge of consumer credit law. Benjamin Fellows is particularly well-versed in this area, and always comes to cases with practical proposals and great ideas.’

‘Stewart Plant – If you are a bank facing a high-value claim or class action this is the person to ring. Immense experience and knows the field inside out.’

‘Stewart Plant provides targeted cost-effective and practical advice.‘

‘Andrew Horton (legal director) has seen it all and remains unfazed. His approach is always commercial.’

‘Benjamin Fellows and Andrew Horton deserve a specific mention. They are tactically astute and hugely on top of the law. They are able to identify quickly the relevant issues and provide a balanced judgment on the prospects of success in any particular case.’

‘Excellent service and expertise – industry knowledge is second to none.’

‘The finance litigation and regulation team at DWF LLP has excellent sector knowledge, awareness of regulatory changes impacting the sector and offers practical and cost effective strategies. The individuals we deal with are very accessible and communication is always straightforward and leads to practical outcomes.’

‘Industry awareness coupled with intimate product knowledge and understanding of exactly what is required in the everchanging regulatory environment.’

‘DWF have an excellent knowledge of the industry. Instructions and requests are dealt with punctually. They provide clear and concise advise.’

‘Ritchie Irvine and the DWF team are a pleasure to work with and support my business. Their approach is always aligned to protect the bank with getting successful outcomes while being conscious of cost, time and effort. The relationship we have with DWF is strong and a key enabler for us to keep using them from our legal panel.’

‘Ritchie Irvine is our main contact however the full team including Mahesh Vara & Dominic Jones are fantastic and always available to support. You can always go to them with ‘daft’ questions which they never refer to as daft. Their knowledge and expertise is essential support to my business.’

‘Ben Johnson – very approachable and outcome-focused. Mahesh Vara – excellent strategic approach to recoveries and always very practical in his advice.’

‘Ben Johnson provides fast and pragmatic legal advice. His experience in the financial industry is absolutely essential to solve problematic situations.’

‘Very good insight into the business and understanding of the in-house role and challenges which helps bring commercial solutions – taking the problem away and delivering a solution quickly.’

‘Deep understanding of financial services litigation across whole of UK banking industry – great contacts, approachable style and make effort to feel part of an extended team when working with in-house teams.’

‘This practice is one of the best in the industry and in particular for asset-based lending litigation and law. There is a vast amount of experience within the team and the top lawyers will always put the bank first. Nothing is too trivial for the partner to get involved in with value-added advice and expertise as part of the service and usually at no extra cost. They have an extremely commercial mindset and are empathetic with our customers as we are.’

‘Sharon Williamson and John Quicler are both very intelligent yet relaxed individuals and crucial legal partners to our team. I know that when speaking to them, they will happily cut through the jargon and speak in laymen’s terms when required. They are also happy to introduce us to colleagues that can deal with other legal aspects when required.’

‘Sharon Williamson – a vast amount of ABL expertise and capability, always adding value to the way we deal with litigation. Excellent mediator and commercial mindset.’

‘John Quicler- has gained an immense amount of experience in this field over several years and is empathetic whilst giving the best value a practice could give.’

‘A talented, hard-working and dedicated team of banking lawyers with fierce self-confidence and determination.’

‘Highly skilled and experienced team allied to a proactive and imaginative approach to litigation management. A traditional approach, but very soundly based and client focused.’

‘The banking litigation team at Squires is excellent – wonderful client service with consistently clear and considered advice that takes into account both success prospects and the commerciality of any claim. The team is a pleasure to work with.’

‘Anthony Taylor consistently provides advice of excellent quality and has a wonderful talent for identifying the best strategies for successful resolution, both on straightforward and complex matters. Always friendly and approachable, a great sense of humour also makes any discussions far more enjoyable.’

‘Anthony Taylor is a highly skilled litigator. In addition to his high levels of technical competence and experience, he is extraordinarily diligent and hard working, determined to get to grips with difficult (non-legal) technical issues in order to understand and progress his clients’ interests.‘

‘Exceptional work and commercial solutions always provided. They go above and beyond without the client having to ask.’

‘We view TLT as leaders in the field in respect of retail banking litigation. They hold particular strength in the secured lending sector and property disputes. I have a confidence in handing a matter to TLT’s Manchester team and knowing that it will be run well, diligently, within budget and in accordance with our business’ principles of conduct.’

‘They have specialist knowledge and sector-specific experience, together with a pragmatic and collaborative approach to working with their in-house clients.’

‘I know from experience that TLT (Manchester) is the ‘go to’ for most major lenders and banks; both for complex title rectification work and also regulatory advice.‘

‘James Chadwick – at the top of his game. Simply tireless, and an acute tactician.‘

‘Roisin McGlinn is legal director and an excellent deputy for Chadwick. Very knowledgeable and experienced. Client friendly.’

‘Chantal Peters is a great up-and-coming lawyer. Spot on legal advice and a great manner with clients.’

‘Heff Heathcote – a real star of the future. Has a great sense of the big picture in litigation.’