Steven Flynn Banking & Finance Barrister

Banking & Finance

Steven is regularly instructed by banks and other companies operating within the financial services sphere to assist in disputes involving issues of guarantees, mortgages, cheques, mistaken payments, negligent advice, undue influence and restitutionary claims. He also has considerable experience in dealing with disputes arising from consumer credit and leasing agreements.

Steven has also been involved in a number of cases that have involved whistleblowing allegations of market manipulation and insider trading.

Examples of recent cases include:

Whistleblowing and market manipulation – Advising a director of a publicly traded company on his position in the event that he chose to blow the whistle to the FCA on market manipulation within his company.
Consumer Credit – Successfully representing a finance company in a conjoined claim where a number of defendants were disputing the enforceability of a credit agreement.
Insider trading – Advising a PLC where it was suspected that a director had been trading in company shares during the closed period.
Hire Purchase – Obtaining delivery up of a motor vehicle following conversion.
Discrimination – Representing banks against claims that they have unlawfully discriminated in the provision of services.
Appeal – Successfully representing a bank in an appeal where the Defendant sought to appeal a judgment debt three years out of time on the basis that the bank had fraudulently withheld details relating to the enforceability of a credit agreement.