Contact Details
Location Bournemouth
Phone 01202 057740

William Fox Bregman

Partner, Solicitor & Head of Banking and Finance Litigation

Banking & Finance Litigation

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 2022) for Commercial Litigation – praised for bringing “the full benefit of his wealth of commercial litigation experience”. The department was described as “one of the best litigation firms in Dorset, Hampshire and the south-west”.
  • 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
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Reviews

The mis-sale to us of an Interest Rate Hedging Product by our long term bank led to the most stressful and traumatic period that my wife and I have experienced. William Fox-Bregman has now negotiated a successful resolution for us. We are immensely grateful to William and his colleagues.

Mr Edwards

A great outcome thanks to Will Fox Bregman and Luke Baldwin who worked very hard to resolve matters on my behalf. I would thoroughly recommend this firm of solicitors.

Mrs Hands