With a balanced claimant and defendant practice in the banking and finance sector, Signature Litigation LLP is regularly called upon to act in high-profile and high-value litigation. Graham Huntley leads, acting both for and against financial institutions in M&A, JV, shareholder, and regulatory disputes, in addition to public and private investigations. Also bringing extensive experience to the team, ‘excellent litigator’ Abdulali Jiwaji’s broad banking practice spans financial products and mis-selling disputes, complaints and compliance issues, and internal investigations. Becca Hogan and Rory Spillman are key contacts in the team and Alasdair Glass receives high praise from clients.
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Témoignages
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‘Abdulali Jiwaji is pleasant, cooperative and responsive.’
‘Thorough problem analysis, prompt attention and great responsiveness.’
‘Everyone I have dealt with at Signature, from paralegals to partners, has been of top quality. Magic Circle quality without the cost or conflicts.’
‘Abdulali Jiwaji is absolutely and completely unflappable. A great person to have in your corner in a crisis. Also, very sound commercial and litigation instincts. Alasdair Glass is charming and hard working.’
‘An impressive ability to deliver high quality work at speed and under pressure, with shrewd and experienced leadership.’
‘Abdulali Jiwaji and Josh Wong are both excellent litigators - combining shrewd judgement, impressive commitment and a huge amount of charm.’
‘They are a focused litigation boutique. They have a number of very capable litigators. Their size means that they can be responsive. Their focus means that they don't have conflict issues.’
‘Paul Brehony is a hugely skilled and experienced litigator.’
Clients clés
- Various Investors in Barclays plc
- Privinvest companies and Mr Iskandar Safa
- Investors v Standard Chartered plc
- Finfloor S.p.A
- Tembusu Multi Strategy Fund SPC I, Stern Capital Pte Ltd
- Ayoub Farid Michel Saab and Michael Norbert Saab (as administrator of the estate of the late Fadi Michel Saab).
- Qatar Islamic Bank (UK) plc
- Bugsby Property LLC
- The former management team of Wind Energy Holdings Limited
- Eclipse film finance partnerships
Points forts
- Representing Privinvest and Mr Safa in a high-value Commercial Court claim brought by the Republic of Mozambique against Credit Suisse, Privinvest and others, culminating in a multi-party 13-week trial which took place between October and December 2023.
- Representing Investors in Barclays shares (over 130 Claimants, representing over 520 funds) bringing a FSMA s.90A and s.90 case against Barclays for financial mis-selling, with claimed losses in excess of £360m.
- Representing Bugsby Property LLC against Legal & General in a financing claim relating to breach of confidentiality and exclusivity by a lender to reach the English courts in recent years.
Avocats
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Responsable de la pratique
Graham Huntley
Autres avocats clés
Abdulali Jiwaji; Becca Hogan; Rory Spillman; Alasdair Glass; Josh Wong; Paul Brehony