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Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock

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Matt is a commercial litigator specialising in disputes relating to financial services and financial products. His casework is split between general commercial and corporate dispute resolution and acting as defence in regulatory proceedings. To these ends he has pursued regulated firms over alleged mis-selling of financial products, advised on the consequences of the collapse of an Icelandic bank and defended investors against actual and threatened proceedings by spread betting firms.

He is a member of several professional bodies including the Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA). He is also qualified to practice in Scotland and New York

Key Experience

Representing a court appointed representative respondent in the precedent setting matter of Global Trader (Europe) Limited (in liquidation).
Defending investors against actual and threatened proceedings by spread betting firms.
Pursuing regulated firms in relation to alleged mis-selling of financial products to clients.
Advising on the financial consequences of the collapse of an Icelandic bank.

Career History

Solicitor, Mishcon de Reya
Judicial assistant, House of Lords
Solicitor, McGrigors
Qualified, Maclay Murray
LL.M Harvard Law School
Diploma in Legal Practice, Edinburgh University
LLB (Hons), Edinburgh University