Home office: Bristol
Laura is a Partner in the Financial Services Litigation team team specialising in banking and financial disputes. Her expertise includes handling disputes concerning investments, shared appreciation mortgages, pensions and tax mitigation schemes. Laura is a dual-qualified solicitor and financial adviser in that, in addition to her legal qualifications, she holds the CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning. Laura joined Clarke Willmott in 2009 after graduating from the University of the West of England with a Distinction in Legal Practice.
Laura’s clients have described her as performing “extraordinarily well under all sorts of pressure” and have congratulated her on her “calm handling of so many difficult corners.”
Experience
- Shared appreciation mortgages (SAMs) – Laura is currently helping dozens of people exposed to extortionate shared appreciation mortgages sold by Barclays in 1998.
- Pension transfer advice – in recent years, Laura led a team acting for individuals, including around 1,000 steel workers, who were advised to walk away from their workplace final salary pensions and transfer into private arrangements.
- Tax Avoidance – Laura acted for a group of 11 individuals in a £30m group claim against a ‘top four’ accountancy firm concerning advice on tax mitigation vehicles.
- Mis-sold investments – Laura has successfully represented investors, for example, in numerous claims relating to the alleged mis-selling of the AIG Premier Access Bond, including Rubenstein v HSBC in the Court of Appeal.
“Laura deserves praise and thanks in equal measure for her tireless coordination of our disparate gang – quite how she has managed to find the patience and energy to accommodate all our issues and requests is beyond me.”
Client
Articles by Laura
Financial services litigation
A bombshell for beneficiaries: Mis-sold shared appreciation mortgages
With probate solicitors finding themselves dealing with increased cases involving complex shared appreciation mortgages, specialist financial services litigation lawyer Laura Robinson, explores the advice clients should be given.
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Financial services litigation
KVB Consultants v. Jacob Hopkins McKenzie: A warning shot for principal firms
The Court of Appeal in KVB Consultants Ltd and others v Jacob Hopkins McKenzie Ltd and others has upheld a High Court decision that principal firms cannot exclude liability for their appointed representatives through drafting contracts which are detached from factual reality.
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Financial services litigation
The Financial Ombudsman Service confirms that Intelligent Money Ltd failed to protect its customers
The primary consideration for the FOS was whether Intelligent Money acted with reasonable care, due diligence, and fairness in accepting Mr S’ application to invest with Greyfriars in P6.
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The FCA’s thematic review of retirement income advice – A “mixed picture”
Announced in January 2023, the FCA has recently published its latest thematic review into retirement income advice. The FCA has published its report TR24/1 alongside a Dear CEO letter asking firms to make improvements to their processes.
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