William Fox Bregman

My Approach

My philosophy is to provide a city service at a regional cost.

I work hard for the firm’s clients ensuring their objective is always achieved, with a proportionate and pragmatic approach.

Areas of Expertise

• Banking & Financial litigation
• Commercial restructuring
• Insolvency
• High value litigation & complex finance disputes
• Contractual disputes and FCA regulatory issues
• Civil fraud
• Injunctions
• Film scheme and other tax planning mis-selling
  claims
• Disputing and defending demands for tax payment
  from HMRC, including ‘Accelerated Payment Notices’ (“APNs”)

Recent Work Includes

• Founder of the Banking & Finance Department which has recovered over £55m for clients nationally
• Having conduct of over 100 financial and rate swap mis-selling claims
• Advising on over 20 High Court Injunction Applications with a 100% success rate
• Actively progressing a £4m LIBOR manipulation claim through the London High Court
• Representing a number of national clients in claims against their banks
• Successfully recovering over £2m for clients who have been mis-sold Fixed Rate Loans or Tailored Business Loans
• Advising a local property developer on a £10m mis-sold Life Insurance Policy
• Advising on; high value restructuring, preventing foreclosure, protecting assets and employees
• Progressing a number of claims through the IRHP Review and the Financial Ombudsmen Service
• Recovering £168,000 for a local property developer in a Consequential Loss Claim in the IRHP Review
• Advising on mis-sold tax schemes to High Net Worth Individuals

Experience, Professional Associations and Qualifications

• Qualified as a solicitor in March 2009
• Became Partner of the firm in 2013
• LLB Law Degree
• Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice – Guildford College of Law
• Recommended lawyer by The Legal 500 (UK 2020) described as ‘experienced in the banking and finance space’.
• Ranked as a Leading Individual by The Legal 500 (UK 2019) described as ‘a highly respected practitioner
  in claims against banks’.
• Recommended lawyer by The Legal 500 (UK 2017) being described as having a ‘wealth of experience in banking and finance litigation’
• Recommended Department by The Legal 500 (UK 2016) for Commercial Litigation