Banking
Foot Anstey’s Banking team specialises in acting for leading national lending clients.
The team’s case load has increased steadily over recent years, to encompass a wide range of litigation and securities work, including:
• Advising on security documentation and facility letters
• Advising on recovery strategy
• Pursuing claims by lenders to enforce contracts, particularly securities and guarantees
• Defending claims against lenders alleging breach of contract, negligence and libel
• Pursuing debt recovery and related enforcement claims
• Pursuing and defending claims arising from fraud
• Advising on complaints against lenders to the banking ombudsman
The most recent editions of the independent directories Chambers and Legal 500 comment on the team and its lawyers as follows:
The firm: This banking and finance team is made up of lawyers with both contentious and transactional expertise, who win client praise for providing “timely and practical advice that is clear and understandable.” Providing a “commendable service with a good understanding of the banks,” clients appreciated the [banking litigation] team’s ability “to truly get under the skin of our operations.” Peers see the six-lawyer team as being “one of the South West’s strong firms for this work.” Chambers 2008
....the firm’s clients who say that the team has a “solid and thorough understanding of the procedures” and “provides first-class support and comprehensible guidance.” Legal 500 2007
The lawyers: Clients came to Robin Brown because his “conscientious approach and highly detailed analysis” lead to “great tactics that achieve commercial results.” Julian Trahair specialises in contentious work, often acting on disputes with enforcement elements or defending banks. He is “definitely a name to mention” for clearing bank work, sources stated. Chambers 2008
For inital advice, please contact:
- Robin Brown on 01752 675029
- Angus McNicol on 01392 685240
