The financial services industry is subject to an increasing level of scrutiny and regulation. QEB Hollis Whiteman continues to be at the forefront of this area of litigation. Our barristers are closely involved as counsel to the Financial Services Authority in ground-breaking investigations and are well-placed to advise clients on the approach and attitude of the regulator in this growing area of law.

Our highly experienced and widely regarded regulatory team consistently delivers sound, practical advice to the highest standards.

Our breadth of experience in financial and corporate crime, international investigation and asset seizure, as well as professional disciplinary proceedings ensure that our advice on the conduct of financial regulation litigation takes full account of the interplay between the regulatory activity of the FSA and the functions of the Serious Fraud Office, the DTI, foreign law enforcement agencies and other domestic regulators.

Experience includes:

• Acting in the first criminal prosecution for market abuse brought under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (prosecuted and defended by QEB Hollis Whiteman barristers)
• Advising the FSA on large-scale criminal and disciplinary investigations including those with an international dimension and involving the American Securities and Exchange Commission
• Appearing before the Regulatory Decisions Committee of the FSA and the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal
• Instructed in the High Court, Chancery Division, in the first case in which the Court of Appeal ruled upon the definition of a ‘collective investment scheme’