Investment banking • Capital markets • Derivatives • Fund management • Investment management • Wealth management • Hedge funds • Quantitative investing • Algorithmic trading • Systematic investing • Interest rate swaps • Credit default swaps • Cryptocurrencies • HFT • Artificial intelligence • Alternative data • Trading technology • Information technology • Intellectual property, compliance and operations Since 2017, Dr Bateson has been engaged as an expert witness on legal cases in the UK and US involving financial markets, hedge funds, algorithmic/AI/systematic...

Offices in London, Cheshire, Wiltshire, Cornwall Simon has 40 years of experience working in the banking and financial world, having worked in investment and wholesale banks for over 28 years. Throughout this time, Simon built up a huge array of knowledge of different aspects of banking, which he deploys today as the author of expert reports. For the past 12 years, Simon has worked as an expert witness, providing expert reports on a whole wealth of banking and finance issues to the legal profession, for banking...

The use of derivatives, particularly interest rate swaps (mis-selling) & options & FX derivatives, including pricing, valuation, hedging, trading, sales & marketing & applications for corporates, public sector & pension fund clients • 20 years' experience working at top investment banks, including UBS, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank & Nomura, advising clients on using derivatives • I held several senior managing director roles, including global head of fixed income derivative sales to corporate & public sector...

Trading Experience: Derivatives, equities, FX, crypto, bonds, interest rates, funds, emerging markets, algorithmic trading, pricing, hedging, speculation, arbitrage, spread betting, etc. Product Experience: Structured products, cash and derivatives markets, index-linked notes, futures, options, OTC and listed, exotics, swaps, floating rate loans, fixed-rate loans, structured loans, caps floors, collars, Delta-One, GDRs, ADRs, basket options, barrier options, autocallables, accumulators, CPPI, volatility caps,...

FCA regulated markets, specifically: • Consumer credit, including motor finance and leasing, payday lending, rent to own, as lenders, brokers or as appointed representatives • Mortgage lending, including first and second charge, and equity release/later life lending • For the above, matters relating to the conduct of firms, adherence to FCA regulatory rules, suitability of advice or products sold (mis-selling), assessment of any customer detriment and how matters should have been concluded

Consulting loss adjusting and related services to the insurance and claims market • Specialist in handling commercial and household insurance claim losses, including business interruption • Able to undertake investigations, reporting, quantum assessment, analysis, claims preparation, best practice assessments, insurance policy interpretation, review material and immaterial breaches of conditions and warranties • Distressed cases • Loss adjuster negligence

Over 10 years' experience as an expert for the court. Has given evidence in court on a number of occasions. • Pension loss - adults and minors • Loss of earnings • Loss of income reports • Accommodation (post RvJ) • Cost of financial advice • Periodical payments/PPO/Form of Award Reports • Settlement assessment reports • Fatal accidents; loss of dependency • Lost years claims • Financial modelling/planning • Cashflow analysis for court approval

Mortgages & remortgages • Lending policies, underwriting, loan assessment • Analysis of past mortgage cases comparing the lending against lending policies & general practices at the time, for claimants & defendants • Individual borrower disputes • Professional negligence • Analysis of specialist lending products & individual mortgage applications, including offset, self-certification, sub-prime, buy to let, 100% loan to value, home income plans, equity release loans, shared appreciation mortgages Additional qualifications CertFCA;...

All aspects of regulated financial advice, especially pensions and investments, including pension transfers and self-invested pension arrangements • General investment knowledge and impact of psychology and sociology on investor behaviour • As well as working in the financial sector and academic work, I have worked for the Pensions Ombudsman Service for many years

Sunday Times ‘Top Advisor’ 2021 Pension loss • Financial accommodation • Loss of earnings • Financial advice • Cashflow analysis • Lost years • Loss of dependency • Periodical payment orders • Financial structure of award • Quantum I am the founder of Paladin Experts, a Fellow and Chartered Financial Planner who takes care to provide an accurate and honest approach. With over 30 years' financial expertise and having acted as expert witness on hundreds of occasions, I am well positioned to support claimants and defendants,...

Quantification of damages in relation to claims in areas such as: • Loss of profit claims • Shareholder disputes • Section 994 claims • Valuation of businesses & shares • Professional negligence claims • Matrimonial claims • Partnership disputes • Fraud investigations • Purchase & sale of business disputes • Financial investigation such as security for costs • Assessment of the merits of litigation • Loss of earnings & personal injury claims

Through my qualifications and experience, I am competent to provide advice, report writing and consultation on most financial service products. As a company, we currently specialise in providing expert reports for claims on motor finance, pensions and Plevin, but due to our team of experts, we can provide reports on other areas of the finance services industry as and when required.

GBRW Expert Witness is based in the City of London and includes the former practice of Associated Insurance Experts. Since 1995, our directors and associates contracted by us have been instructed as experts in commercial, retail and investment banking, investment management, insurance and reinsurance (broking and underwriting), pensions, stockbroking, trading, derivatives, commodities and HR disputes. Four of our directors - Paul Rex, David Croft, Tim Dowlen and John Turnbull - are active as experts and our...

Mortgages advice and products, financial products and consumer finance

Nigel is a highly qualified and experienced banker with an in-depth understanding of all aspects of banking obtained during a career lasting over 40 years, with excellent contacts throughout the City of London. He is currently working on a part-time basis as a consultant at a trade association in the City involved in responding to the government's proposals for the new Payments Regulator. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and Head of Operations at an overseas bank with responsibility for information...

Compliance with UK financial services rules & regulations • Financial planning matters, including pensions, investments, savings, life assurance & the advisory process & standards

International wholesale & retail banking systems & operations • Banking & securities payment & clearing systems • Foreign exchange, money markets, commercial lending, bonds, equities & financial derivatives systems & operations • Computer systems design, selection, implementation & project management & related methodologies • Practice of management consultancy • Internet & e-commerce • Insurance systems • Computer evidence • Artificial intelligence • Machine learning • IT intellectual property

Have been ask to provide expert opinion on the following: • Equity release - Whether the advice process was correct and/or suitable and whether all alternative options had been explored. Also to assess whether the lender acted within the regulations. • Mortgages - Suitability of mortgage advice. • Pensions and investments - Suitability of pension advice, and whether a firm retains liability for ongoing advice. Suitability to switch pension products. Suitability of recommended investment solutions.

Contract for Differences (CFD) • Forex (FX) • Spread betting • Forensic financial crimes • Anti-money laundering (AML) arrangements and cross-border fraud management • Suspicious transactions involving onshore, offshore and shell companies • Hedging techniques and risk management strategies • Poor execution and manipulation of market bid/ask prices • Mis-selling of complex financial products: Forex, CFDs and other financial derivatives • Boiler room, multi-level marketing/Pyramid selling, Ponzi schemes

Foreign exchange • Benchmarks • Money markets • Governance • Derivatives • Investment banking • FX sales • Trading • Debt capital markets • Loan markets/lending • Corporate advisory • Commodities trading and sales • Prime brokerage • Commercial banking • Private banking • Wealth management

Consequential loss • Forensic accounting • Financial services complaints or claims

National Financial Expert Witness 20 years' qualified experience providing financial advice to retail, personal injury, clinical negligence and corporate clients • Tier 1 Registered Expert Witness with APIL • National expert witness status • I have prepared in excess of 400 claimant reports and joint statements for the court on the value of the loss of retirement benefits within personal injury and clinical negligence claims • Highly experienced in evaluating the suitability of the use of periodical payments in the...

A Chartered Accountant with over 20 years' experience, Forensic Accountant expert witness and Consequential Loss specialist. • Over 200 expert determinations, loss reports and advisory briefings provided. • A court-appointed Single Joint Expert. • We have assisted with financial, commercial and other dispute cases being adjudicated on in the High Court. • A founder member of FCA s166 redress and consequential loss schemes.

Matters involving trading, structuring, selling or advising upon following over-the-counter (OTC) financial derivatives: • Interest rate swaps & options • Foreign exchange swaps & options • Cross-currency swaps • Inflation swaps

David Clegg is an experienced practitioner, specialising in audit, forensic accounting and expert witness services. As Managing Director of a Top-75 Accountancy and Advisory Group, David has vast knowledge and expertise across a wide variety of business sectors. David has prepared several hundred expert witness reports to date and has experience in delivering evidence in court as an expert witness. Areas of specialism: • Forensic accounting • Loss of profits/earnings • Business valuations • Insurance claims,...

Mr Culley has ~18 years' experience in financial markets. He has held senior roles in investment firms that are active in brokerage and trading activities, including three Category 1 Members of the London Metal Exchange, members of ICE Futures, Eurex, Euronext, the London Stock Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and a hedge fund. The roles undertaken include Chief Compliance Officer, Money Laundering Reporting Officer and non-executive director. Mr Culley founded C & G Regulatory Solutions in September...