Clare Hughes > Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Clare Hughes

+44 207 9194818 clarehughes@eversheds.com

Work Department

Clare is a partner in our Commerical team and is a consumer finance specialist.

Clare advises clients on compliance with all aspects of the Consumer Credit Act and the CONC sourcebook of the FCA’s handbook, as well as associated consumer protection legislation. She works with a wide range of clients including retail banks, credit card issuers, short term lenders, asset finance providers, brokers and debt collection businesses. Her work with clients relates to all retail finance products including loans, credit cards, overdrafts and current accounts as well as asset finance products. She advises on all aspects of lenders interactions with customers including origination issues, marketing and distribution issues, credit documentation drafting and post contractual obligations including compliance with statements and notices requirements. She has considerable experience in advising clients on remediation projects as well as the regulatory aspects of transactions including portfolio sales and securitisations.

Clare, a barrister, previously worked as a specialist consumer lawyer at the Office of Fair Trading.

Brexit

The impact of Brexit will not be the same for all businesses. Our Brexit lawyers are working with a number of clients to help them with Brexit planning. We are helping them take steps to put themselves in the best possible position. For some clients, we have analysed the implications of Brexit on their business based on the different potential models of Brexit. We would be happy to discuss the potential implications of Brexit for your business too.

Contact Clare for more information on how Brexit may affect your business.

View our Brexit hub for our full range of Brexit resources.

Position

Partner

Languages

Intermediate German, Intermediate Spanish