Partner
Heff’s practice focuses on handling complex financial and regulatory disputes for banks, building societies and private/wealth banks.
He has extensive experience in advising on, and resolving, particularly sensitive disputes with a reputational element.
Heff is known for his work in the secured lending space and is often engaged by market-leading lenders to advise on strategic issues affecting their portfolios. This includes receivership and property-related issues.
He deals with all manner of banking related issues, such as mistake, breach of mandate, misrepresentation, fraud, insolvency and financial crime.
Heff is known for his commercial and down to earth approach. Having undertaken 4 client secondments (totally c. 16 months of his career), Heff has a first-hand understanding of what financial services clients require from their legal advisors.
Heff is regularly asked to speak at industry-wide events and provide training to clients.
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Experience
Related sectors
Financial Services
Real estate
Related services
Dispute Resolution
Financial services litigation
Commercial disputes
Professional negligence
Mediation and arbitration
Regulatory
Restructuring & Insolvency
Property disputes
Insights & events
The Procurement Act 2023 and the changes for automatic suspension in practice
FCA consults on overhaul of consumer credit financial promotion rules
SFO secures £10m DPA – what this means for corporates
Crime and Policing Act 2026: Expansion of senior manager criminal liability
FCA Synthetic Data and Anti-Money Laundering project report: Key points for financial services firms
Contract management from a litigation perspective: Preparing for when things go wrong
SM&CR reform: HM Treasury announces Senior Managers and Certification Regime reforms
FCA's findings on Customer Due Diligence processes and controls: Good and poor practices
FCA and PRA publish final rules on operational incident reporting: firms have to ready by 18 March 2027
FCA finalises Phase 1 SM&CR reforms: what firms need to do now
PRA publishes Phase 1 SM&CR reforms: What firms need to know now
FCA puts inactive appointed representatives under the microscope
SFO publishes business plan for 2025-26: Geared for the future
FCA sets expectations for stronger outcome‑focused governance in Year 3 Consumer Duty board reporting
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When good tax decisions go wrong: Governance, filing positions and HMRC scrutiny
Biodiversity Net Gain: What’s changing and what it means for you
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The land use challenge: creating a system to deliver net zero
EV Charging Infrastructure in Northern Ireland: Outlook | TLT
UK Company Directors’ Duties Under Threat of Insolvency | TLT
The fast and the curious: Empowering in-house lawyers to create business value
Driving Demand: EVCI Funding and Development Opportunities | TLT
10 Key Points from the PSR Consultation APP Scams: Requiring reimbursement
TLT acts for Pollen Street Capital on acquisition of Leonard Curtis
TLT hires new partner turbocharging its UK-wide real estate offering
TLT real estate and future energy growth continues
TLT expands future energy and infrastructure expertise with new Partner appointment
TLT real estate expansion results in second partner hire in two months
TLT grows real estate offering with appointment of commercial expert
TLT advises Ecotricity on real estate aspects of The Heckington Fen Solar Park DCO
TLT continues growth of financial services regulatory team with appointment of new partner
TLT turbocharges real estate practice with appointment of leading partner
TLT settles phone hacking claim against MGN Limited
TLT acts for Agroberries in the acquisition of BerryWorld group
TLT advises Allied Irish Bank on completion of refinancing investment facility
TLT advises K3 Capital Group on acquisition of HMA Tax Limited
TLT highly commended for Litigation Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2024
TLT partners with UK Finance on economic abuse report
Views on fintech - interview with Niels Pedersen, MMU
The Future Fund - one month on | Scale-up insights episode eight
Scale-up Insights episode six - Employee incentives
When good tax decisions go wrong: Governance, filing positions and HMRC scrutiny - Webinar
Biodiversity Net Gain: What’s changing and what it means for you
International Fintech Case Study: Brexit Contract Migration | TLT
Preparing for the Procurement Act 2023 - construction industry focus
BNG - TLT and Belmont Estate talk nature positivity
What does the next generation of our cities look like?
Issues and trends driving the shape of our cities: expert view from Savills & TLT
Office, Retail, and City Centres - What does the future hold?
The social housing whitepaper - what changes are on the horizon?
Break notices: ensuring that the break is validly exercised
