Posts Tagged 'Suitability'

Darby Properties Ltd v Lloyds Bank plc

Is expert evidence needed in Interest Rate Hedging Product (‘IRHP‘) mis-selling disputes? To replace existing IRHPs the claimant company entered into a number of new such products with Lloyds, some.. read more

Ethical Standards for Mediators.

Posted on December 30th, 2015 · Posted in Financial Litigation, Mediation

Mediation has increasingly become an effective and encouraged form of alternative dispute resolution (‘ADR‘) as a way of resolving a dispute between two parties outside of court, often saving time.. read more

Further award in Al Khorafi v Sarasin case.

Posted on October 31st, 2015 · Posted in Expert Witness, Financial Litigation, Investment

The seven-year transactional history between Rafed Al Khorafi’s family (‘Claimants’) and investment lenders Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd. and Bank Sarasin & Co Ltd. (‘Defendants’), gained a new chapter on 7.. read more

Mediation in Civil and Commercial Matters

Posted on October 10th, 2015 · Posted in Mediation

Mediation is a form of dispute resolution often chosen as a method of resolving disputes in both civil and commercial matters without having to proceed to formal court proceedings. On.. read more

How to choose a Mediator.

Posted on May 21st, 2015 · Posted in Expert Information, Mediation

Selection of a mediator should be a bit like choosing a chef for a special meal. When planning a dinner party, there are essential questions to address: what sort of.. read more

Dugan, et al v. Lloyds TSB (US case, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division.)

Posted on September 15th, 2014 · Posted in Expert Witness, Financial Litigation

US Litigation focuses on consumer rights in complex loans Appropriate lending practices when selling structured financial products to consumers sat center-stage in Dugan v. Lloyds TSB, filed in the United.. read more

Expert Witness Credibility

Posted on July 26th, 2014 · Posted in Expert Information

By Dr. David Feller, Research Associate – Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine and Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Simon Building, University of Manchester, Manchester,.. read more

Expert Witness Institute appoints Dr Thomas Walford as a Governor.

Posted on January 30th, 2014 · Posted in Expert Information, Expert Witness, Investment

The Expert Witness Institute (‘EWI’) has asked Dr Thomas Walford to become a Governor as from the January Governors’ Meeting. Thomas is the principal executive and director at Expert Evidence.. read more

Basma Al Sulaiman v Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Plurimi Capital LLP

Posted on March 1st, 2013 · Posted in Expert Witness, Financial Litigation, Structured Products

Investor’s knowledge, advice and impact of financial crisis on a private banking client The Claimant, Basma Al Sulaiman, was a Saudi Arabian investor who had been married to Walid Al.. read more

FSA publishes results of pilot study into Interest Rate Hedging Products (‘IRHPs’) or Interest Rate Swap Agreements (‘IRSAs’)

Posted on January 31st, 2013 · Posted in Expert Witness, Financial Litigation, Interest Rate Swap

What are IRHPs or IRSAs? During the period 2002-2008 many of the banks in the UK entered into agreements with customers where each month or quarter they would pay the.. read more