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
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
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The fast and the curious: Empowering in-house lawyers to create business value
10 Key Points from the PSR Consultation APP Scams: Requiring reimbursement
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
TLT Advises on Funding for Irish Solar Projects | TLT
TLT turbocharges UK-wide Banking team with high-profile partner hire
TLT acts for Pollen Street Capital on acquisition of Leonard Curtis
TLT continues growth of financial services regulatory team with appointment of new partner
TLT advises administrators appointed to rescue iconic Typhoo Tea
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
TLT strengthens banking team with recruitment of Scottish banking heavyweight
TLT advises renewable energy company on funding partnership
TLT hires financial services regulation heavyweight to supercharge financial services offering
TLT advises financial services group on investment by Swedish wealth management advisers
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
International Fintech Case Study: Brexit Contract Migration | TLT
Preparing for the Procurement Act 2023 - construction industry focus
Document automation for in-house legal teams | Contract management
