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Abdulali Jiwaji comments in The Times

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in The Times in relation to the avenues available to small businesses looking to resolve disputes with banks.

Oct 31, 2019

Top UK Corporate Crime Decisions Of 2019: Mid-Year Review – Abdulali Jiwaji

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Law360 in regards to the mid-year review of UK corporate crime cases, specifically in relation to the Barclays SFO matter.

Aug 13, 2019

Abdulali Jiwaji comments on the acquittal of Andreas Hauschild in Law360

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments on the acquittal of Andreas Hauschild, former Deutsche Bank executive, and its impact on the SFO’s pursuit of traders accused of gaming the financial system.

Jul 08, 2019

Abdulali Jiwaji and Johnny Shearman attend ICAEW’s Restructuring & Insolvency Conference

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and professional support lawyer Johnny Shearman are attending today’s 9th annual ICAEW Restructuring and Insolvency Conference.

Jun 26, 2019

Abduali Jiwaji attends Legal Futures ATE Insurance roundtable event

Partner Abduali Jiwaji is attending today’s Legal Futures roundtable event in association with Temple Legal Protection, relating to the future of After The Event (ATE) insurance.

Jun 12, 2019

Shareholder claims under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 – Simon Bushell, Abdulali Jiwaji, Guy Robson and Claire Colonnese

Partners Simon Bushell and Abdulali Jiwaji, Senior Associate Guy Robson and Associate Claire Colonnese examine shareholder claims under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 following the FCA’s probe into Metro Bank.

Apr 08, 2019

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Law360 on the UK’s fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Law360 how the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive will affect the U.K.’s beneficial ownership register.

Mar 11, 2019

Battle of forms – Abdulali Jiwaji and Nils De Wolff

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Associate Nils De Wolff examine the Court of Appeal’s decision in Deutsche Bank AG v Comune di Savona, and the guidance it provides, particularly in the context of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.

Nov 19, 2018

Signature Litigation ranked in The Legal 500 UK 2019

Signature Litigation has been ranked in The Legal 500 UK 2019 for ‘Fraud: Civil’, ‘Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail’, ‘Commercial Litigation’, ‘International Arbitration’, ‘Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation’, and ‘Professional Negligence’.

Oct 29, 2018

No infringement of privilege in regulator investigations – Abdulali Jiwaji and Alasdair Glass

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Associate Alasdair Glass examine the impact of The Financial Reporting Council Ltd v Sports Direct International plc impact on the issue of privilege and also discuss its consequences of the decisions on auditors.

Oct 09, 2018

Financial and Regulatory Disputes Update – Edition 9

In this issue of Signature Litigation’s Financial and Regulatory Disputes Update, Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Trainee Solicitor Elliott Fellowes take a close look at the FCA’s Business Plan 2018/19 and consider the impact Brexit may have on the regulator’s enforcement regime. Our second article, written by Partner Simon Bushell, takes […]

Jun 21, 2018

“Fair market value” and its place in English Courts – Abdulali Jiwaji, Harry Denlegh-Maxwell and Johnny Shearman

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji, Associate Harry Denlegh-Maxwell and Professional Support Lawyer Johnny Shearman examine the Court of Appeal decision in LBI EHF v Raiffeisen, and the interpretation of “fair market value”.

May 21, 2018

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Law360 in relation to the RBS Global Restructuring Group

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Law360 in relation to the RBS Global Restructuring Group.

Mar 08, 2018

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in CDR on banking litigation trends

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in CDR in relation to the banking litigation trends of 2017.

Mar 06, 2018

FX Terms and Conditions – Abdulali Jiwaji and Henry Reid

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Paralegal Henry Reid examine a recent case acknowledging the possibility of implying a duty of good faith into a brokerage’s Terms of Business promises increasing judicial scrutiny for the FX industry, published in FX-MM.

Nov 01, 2017

Court of Appeal Holds Banks Owe No Suremime Duty of Care to Customers – Abdulali Jiwaji and Nikoletta Beneki

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Associate Nikoletta Beneki examine the Court of Appeal’s decision that the IHRP Review necessitates no duty of care for banks to customers, published in Financial Regulatory Briefing.

Oct 02, 2017

Proposals to extend the SM&CR regime: the impact from an enforcement perspective – Abdulali Jiwaji, Jessica Thomas and Stephanie Eaton

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Associates Jessica Thomas and Stephanie Eaton examine the extension of the Senior Managers and Certificate Regime to all FSMA authorised firms, and the impact it will have in Global Banking & Finance Review and The Global Legal Post.

Sep 18, 2017

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Commercial Dispute Resolution

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) in relation to a recent Court of Appeal judgment which ruled that banks owe no duty of care in relation to the FCA’s recent Review into interest rate hedging products.

Aug 04, 2017

Financial and Regulatory Disputes Update – Edition 7

In the August 2017 issue of Signature Litigation’s Financial and Regulatory Disputes Update, Partner Abdulali Jiwaji discusses the need for the FCA to test the SMR implications in relation to less clear-cut cases to ensure culpable managers are held responsible for their actions. In our second article, Abdulali Jiwaji and […]

Aug 01, 2017

A Big Step For Hong Kong As An International Arbitration Hub – Abdulali Jiwaji

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji discusses Hong Kong passing legislation permitting third party funding of arbitrations seated in the territory, published in Law360.

Jun 29, 2017

The duty to explain in financial product misselling claims: fact or fiction?

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Associate Nils De Wolff examine the duty to explain in financial product misselling claims.

Feb 16, 2017

Financial Conduct Authority to test SMR implications in 2017

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji discusses the need for the FCA to test the SMR implications in relation to the less clear-cut cases to ensure culpable managers are held responsible for their actions in FX Week.

Jan 16, 2017

SFO Faces Uphill Climb To Mount ‘Lowballing’ Libor Cases – Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Law 360

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Law 360 regarding the Serious Fraud Office’s prosecution activities following the Libor cases.

Nov 03, 2016

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence regarding Hong Kong’s compliance officers on alert after five-year ban imposed on short seller

Oct 27, 2016

Legal Business Disputes Yearbook 2016 – Contractual interpretation – eyes on the Financial List

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Associate Sarah Kelly examine contractual interpretation and the Financial List in Legal Business’ Disputes Yearbook 2016.

Oct 11, 2016

Financial and Regulatory Disputes Update – Edition 6

In this issue of Signature Litigation’s Financial and Regulatory Disputes Update, the third of 2016, Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Associate Johnny Shearman examine the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) new Section 2 interview guidance and its impact on legal representation. In our second article, Associate Jessica Thomas investigates the banking industry’s […]

Sep 15, 2016

Senior managers regime may force FCA to grant third ­party rights more freely – Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Associate Becca Hogan comment in Thomson Reuters

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Associate Becca Hogan comment in Thomson Reuters on the consequences of The Senior Managers and Certification Regime on FCA third-party notices

Aug 30, 2016

Regulators fail to address key issues in FX, participants say – Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in FX Week

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments in FX Week regarding the FCA’s failings to address key issues in foreign exchange markets.

Aug 17, 2016

The Serious Fraud Office and Legal Representation During Section 2 Interviews

Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Associate Johnny Shearman investigate the SFO’s new Section 2 interview guidance and its impact on legal representation, published in FTSE Global Markets and Fraud Intelligence.

Aug 15, 2016

Financial and Regulatory Disputes Update – Edition 5

In this issue of Signature Litigation’s Financial and Regulatory Disputes Update, the second of 2016, we examine the Financial Conduct Authority’s 2016/17 Business Plan and Risk Outlook and its impact on regulated firms in the industry. Our second article discusses the recent judgments in Hayfin Opal Luxco 3 SARL v […]

Jun 02, 2016

Another Year, Another FCA Business Plan – What’s In Store For 2016/17

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its annual Business Plan and Risk Outlook in April for the coming year. Many of the FCA’s aims remain the same or substantially similar to last year, with individual accountability and changing the culture of regulated firms still high on the Authority’s list of priorities.

May 30, 2016

More Than One Way to Skin a Cat – Two different approaches to the plight of the legacy CMBS Noteholders result in the same outcome

This article discusses the recent judgments in Hayfin Opal Luxco 3 SARL v Windermere VII CMBS plc and Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC v Titan Europe 2006-1 PLC and others, both concerning the entitlement of the Class X noteholders in notoriously complex legacy CMBS transactions.

May 29, 2016

Abdulali Jiwaji’s comments re Barclays Libor Trial published in Law 360

UK Watchdog Looks For A Comeback At Barclays Libor Trial. Partner Abdulali Jiwaji comments for Law 360.

Apr 14, 2016

Article by Abdulali Jiwaji and Adam Rooney published in Compliance Monitor

LIBOR acquittals – prosecuting with anachronous tools? Adam Rooney and Abdulali Jiwaji discuss the failed prosecutions against six brokers and consider another way forward.

Mar 31, 2016

Abdulali’s Jiwaji’s comments on the SFO Forex fiasco published in The Brief and New Law Journal

“Bringing a prosecution was always going to be challenging, and the recent failed Libor prosecutions underline the difficulty when it comes to persuading a jury.” Abdul also pointed out that the SFO’s decision “isn’t directly relevant to potential civil claims, although active prosecutions would have given encouragement to those looking […]

Mar 17, 2016

Article by Abdulali Jiwaji and Jessica Thomas published in FX-MM Magazine

Market Abuse: Ramping up the regulation Market abuse continues to be a focus area for the regulators and prosecutors, as evidenced by the multitude of fines imposed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, and the investigations and prosecutions relating to benchmark, write Jessica Thomas and Abdulali Jiwaji from boutique law […]

Mar 15, 2016

Abdulali Jiwaji and Daniel Spendlove featured in Euromoney re FX settlements

Abdulali Jiwaji and Daniel Spendlove comment in Euromoney following FX settlements.

Mar 03, 2016

Financial and Regulatory Disputes Update – Edition 4

In this issue of Signature’s Financial and Regulatory Disputes update, we review the FCA’s approach to enforcement action for breach of its Principles of Business and consider the fundamental changes to this regime due in the spring 2016.

Jan 31, 2016

Abdulali Jiwaji featured in CDR Magazine: FCA still lacking permanent leader

Abdulali Jiwaji comments in CDR Magazine – FCA still lacking permanent leader.

Jan 12, 2016