Legal and Financial Services

Littleton barristers have a long history of advising and litigating in the legal services and financial services field, acting for individuals, firms and regulatory bodies in cases concerning issues relating to solicitors, barristers accountants, banks and professionals regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Our barristers were appointed to advise on setting up the Channel Islands Splits Adjudication Scheme and subsequently provided all the adjudicators appointed under the Scheme.

Members of Littleton chambers regularly act in disciplinary hearing and challenges and some have extensive experience of sitting on disciplinary and regulatory panels including the Conduct and Complaints Committee of the Bar Standards Board.

 Key cases include:

• R v Visitors of the Inns of Court ex parte Calder [1993] 3 WLR 287 (CA)
• R v Law Society, ex parte Barry Pamplin [2001] EWHC Admin 300
• Arthur JS Hall v Simons [2002] 1 AC 615 involving solicitors and barristers liability in which, the House of Lords ruled that there is no immunity from suit in respect of barristers’ negligence during a court hearing (see also Professional Negligence).

The legal and financial services sector is currently undergoing a period of significant change. 

Littleton barristers are involved at the forefront of such changes in these sectors including advising on banking and City bonus issues, alternative business structures in the legal profession, and amendments to chambers constitutions.