LEGAL DIRECTOR
Karen is a Legal Director in TLT’s London office. She is part of the Financial Services Disputes and Investigations team.
Karen is a financial markets disputes specialist. Since qualification, she has primarily focused on large-scale, complex litigation and remediation projects for retail and investment banking clients, including high profile interest rate swap mis-selling claims in the High Court and Court of Appeal. She regularly advises financial institutions in relation to claims involving allegations of financial fraud and crime, alleged conspiracy, negligent investment advice, breach of contract and breach of regulatory obligations.
Karen has gained a broad range of banking litigation experience following three successful secondments to financial services providers.
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Recent experience
- Instructed by a confidential banking client regarding a threatened group litigation action.
- Instructed by a confidential cryptocurrency platform regarding the FOS’ jurisdiction over a number of customer complaints.
Experience
Related sectors
Financial Services
Banking lawyers - commercial, retail, private, clearing and digital-only banks
International banks
Lawyers for Investors and investment management - UK and internationally
Fintech
Related services
Dispute Resolution
Banking & Finance
Fraud and investigations
Financial services litigation
Insights & events
Payroll providers and HMRC AML supervision: why registration is the easy part
Consumer Duty enforcement is here – 11 investigations and counting
Lenders successful in judicial review of the Financial Ombudsman Service
FCA publishes landmark Mills Review into AI and retail financial services: what firms need to know
Consumer Duty: Distribution chains, manufacturer obligations and board reporting – what firms need to know
What the first three OFSI Settlements tell us about UK sanctions enforcement
FCA flags financial crime control gaps across insurance sector in new multi-firm review
When 'sorting it out' informally becomes a legal risk: Contract variation and drift in commercial contracting
Government announces once-in-a-generation overhaul of the home buying and selling system
FCA sets out research agenda that will shape regulation for the next five years
UK anti-money laundering rules overhauled: what financial services firms must do now
FCA consults on targeted mortgage rule reforms to support first-time buyers and underserved consumers
Access to banking services review: what financial institutions need to know before the 20 July deadline
FCA sanctions review: the regulator is becoming more proactive - and firms need controls that work in practice
PRA restates CRR definitions into PRA rulebook: what firms need to know before 1 January 2027
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European Access Plan: Your gateway to business in the EU
Important changes to insolvency law and creditor enforcement
Guide to the UK Government proposed reforms to the corporate insolvency regime
How competitors can work together to protect the economy and consumers from the coronavirus crisis
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TLT turbocharges UK-wide Banking team with high-profile partner hire
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Views on fintech - interview with Niels Pedersen, MMU
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Scale-up Insights episode six - Employee incentives
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International Fintech Case Study: Brexit Contract Migration | TLT
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