Sanjay Patel KC speaking at London International Investigations and Asset Recovery Conference 2025
On 27 November, Sanjay Patel KC will be speaking alongside Jon Felce (CYK), Natalie Todd (CYK) and Gavin Pearson (Quantuma) at LIIARC – London International Investigations and Asset Recovery Conference 2025. This will be a high-level discussion around investigating potential breaches of duties by directors, from a legal and forensic accounting perspective, and the interplay […]
Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2026
The Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2026 has been released, and 4 Pump Court has been listed as a Leading Set across 11 areas with Band 1 set rankings for ‘Construction: Professional Negligence’ and ‘Information Technology’. Members of 4 Pump Court have been ranked across 26 practice areas in total, including 16 new table […]
16th October 2025
4 Pump Court recieve17 nominations at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2025
We are delighted to announce that 4 Pump Court has received 17 nominations at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2025. These awards recognise the top legal professionals and chambers across the country demonstrating outstanding achievements, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service delivery. Set Nominations – Construction and Energy Set of the Year […]
19th June 2025
Laura Wright and Rebecca Keating delivering lecture to BILA on ‘Navigating the AI Revolution: Professional...
The increasing adoption of AI is transforming industries. As AI adoption accelerates, it brings with it a complex landscape of new challenges and opportunities. Join Laura Wright and Rebecca Keating of 4 Pump Court (authors of the Professional Liability chapter of the Law of Artificial Intelligence) exploring the critical intersection of AI, professional liability, and […]
Alison Potter appointed Chair of the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee and the PSR’s Enforcement...
Congratulations to Alison Potter who has been appointed as Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Regulatory Decisions Committee and the Payment Systems Regulator’s Enforcement Decisions Committee, effective from 1st November 2024. These two committees are responsible for taking contested enforcement decisions on behalf of the FCA and the PSR. Alison will remain a member of […]
21st November 2024
Alex Potts KC authors JIBFL article on ‘Potential litigation risk in private credit and fund finance: disclosure,...
Alex Potts KC has recently published an article for the Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, on the subject of fund finance in the Cayman Islands, with the title ‘Potential litigation risk in private credit and fund finance: disclosure, consent and valuation’. In his article, Alex identifies the three main areas of litigation risk, […]
19th November 2024
Alex Potts KC and Caroline Jackson co-author JIBFL article
“Crypto can be property – it is time for the debate to move on”. The ongoing swell of legal support for the proprietary potential of cryptoassets was recently challenged by Professor Robert Stevens in “Crypto is not property” (2023) LQR 139. In this responsive article, Caroline Jackson and Alex Potts KC write in defence of […]
28th March 2024
Judgment handed down in the matter of Financial Conduct Authority v (1) Wealthtek LLP (2) Jonathan Edward Dance
Judgment was handed down last week in the matter of Financial Conduct Authority v (1) Wealthtek LLP (2) Jonathan Edward Dance. This is the latest decision from the Chancery Division in these proceedings brought by the regulator arising from its investigation into WealthTek LLP and Mr John Dance in which James Purchas has been representing the FCA […]
5th March 2024
Ben Pilling KC and Ruth Bala co-author Butterworths article on shared appreciation mortgages
The trial of alleged mis-selling of shared appreciation mortgages by Bank of Scotland plc was listed for early 2024 but has very recently settled. In this article Ben Pilling KC and Ruth Bala review the issues that would have been tried. Did the ‘excessive’ finance charge generate an ‘unfair relationship’? Would the Court have used […]
12th February 2024
Ruth Bala successful in Nash v Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Ltd [2023] EWHC 2326 (KB)
Freedman J has handed down judgment in Nash v Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Ltd [2023] EWHC 2326 (KB). Ruth Bala successfully represented Volkswagen FS, instructed by Lester Aldridge LLP. The case concerned a newly purchased motor vehicle which had caught fire: the purchaser’s expert said that the most likely cause was an electrical defect, whereas […]
25th September 2023
Elliott Cook acts for FCA in unauthorised collective investment scheme case: ‘FCA v Forster & Ors’
On 28 July 2023, the High Court handed down judgment in The Financial Conduct Authority v Forster & Ors [2023] EWHC 1973 (Ch), a claim by the FCA relating to an unauthorised collective investment scheme. The unlawful scheme involved the sale to investors of 125-year leases in individual rooms within care homes owned by Qualia […]
7th August 2023
Ruth Bala joins 4 Pump Court
We are delighted to announce that Ruth Bala has joined 4 Pump Court. Ruth has a stellar specialist practice in banking, financial services, regulatory and advisory work. Ruth is an outstanding advocate in high demand, frequently representing clients in her sectors. She advises corporates on financial regulatory compliance and is an expert on the detailed rules governing […]
26th June 2023
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