Luke Baldwin

Solicitor

Banking & Finance Litigation , Commercial Disputes , Dispute Resolution

My Approach

I strive to deliver a proactive high quality service driven to provide you with a competitive edge in a constantly changing business environment.

I focus on giving clear and concise legal advice and always push to ‘think outside the box’ to create an innovative approach to meet your objectives.

Areas of Expertise

Bank & Advisor misconduct claims.
Claims surrounding restructuring and distressed sales.
Consequential loss claims.
Consumer credit disputes.
Contractual claims.
Debt recovery.
Financial mis-selling claims, including:
- Interest Rate Hedging Products (Interest Rate Swaps, Interest Rate Collars, Interest Rate Caps);
- Mis-sold Pensions, including Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs);
- Tailored Business Loan and Commercial Fixed Rate Loans;
- Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims.
Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) complaints.
Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) complaints.
FCA regulatory disputes.
Personal and Commercial Banking issues.
Professional negligence claims.
Rate manipulation, including:
- Libor rate manipulation;
- Foreign exchange rate manipulation.

Recent Work Includes

The Banking & Finance Team has worked on over 125 cases nationally involving care home owners, caravan park operators, hoteliers, pub owners and property developers on Interest Rate Hedging Product mis-selling cases alone (believed to be the 3rd largest case load of Interest Rate Hedging Product mis-selling in the UK). I was a valuable member of the team that successfully recovered sums in excess of £30million for our clients.
Instructed by a large property developer in relation to a mis-sold Fixed Rate Loan and successfully reclaimed in excess of £200k through the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Acting for a number of clients in relation to their consequential loss claims resulting from mis-sold Interest Rate Hedging Products and successfully recovering substantial compensation for them.

Experience, Professional Associations and Qualifications

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