The ‘fantastic’ banking litigation practice at Signature Litigation LLP has vast expertise in the sector, acting on high-value matters. For one client, the team is ’the best claimant team around for group actions’, and is particularly well versed at handling sanctions work. The ‘very responsive’ team is led by Graham Huntley, who has expertise spanning joint venture disputes and high-profile investigations. Abdulali Jiwaji is ’hugely hard-working and absolutely unflappable’, while Becca Hogan is ‘pragmatic, energetic and very clever’.
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‘The Signature team is fantastic, with real partner involvement at all stages of the case. They're efficient, on-top of the detail, and have very sound judgment. As counsel, they're a delight to be instructed by - there is a collegiate, focussed atmosphere and everyone manages to retain their sense of humour while working very hard.’
‘Becca Hogan is an outstanding partner. She is pragmatic, energetic and very clever. She instils confidence in clients and counsel alike and leads a team by creating the kind of focussed and supportive atmosphere that gets everyone putting their best foot forward.'
‘The best claimant team around for group actions.’
‘Signature Litigation are nimble and effective.’
‘Abdulali Jiwaji is hugely hard-working and absolutely unflappable in even the most difficult and stressful of circumstances. A lawyer I would want in my corner in a hard fought case.'
'Excellent industry knowledge. Excellent response time. Excellent professionals.'
Key clients
- Privinvest companies
- Société Générale
- Various Investors in Barclays Plc
- Ayoub Farid Michel Saab and Michael Norbert Saab (as administrator of the estate of the late Fadi Michel Saab).
- Tembusu Multi Strategy Fund SPC I, Stern Capital Pte Ltd
- Qatar Islamic Bank (UK) Plc
Work highlights
Advising over 200 Claimants, representing over 1,000 funds bringing a FSMA s.90A and s.90 case against Standard Chartered Plc.
Representing Privinvest and a private individual in an unusual, complex, high-stakes claim brought by the Republic of Mozambique against Credit Suisse, VTB and others.
Representing Société Générale, one of the world’s top 20 banks, in its extremely high-profile and high-value claim against Clifford Chance for alleged negligent advice.
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Practice head
Graham Huntley
Other key lawyers
Abdulali Jiwaji; Becca Hogan; Josh Wong