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Banking & finance law focuses on the contractual relationship between lenders and borrowers. In all financial transactions, the main aim is to negotiate and manage this relationship to ensure the represented party’s interests are met both legally and commercially.
Skilled banking and finance lawyers deal with the lending and borrowing of money, and the management of financial liabilities. Their task is to help structure their clients’ transactions, to protect their clients’ best legal and commercial interests, and to negotiate and document the contractual relationship between lenders and borrowers. It’s a hugely technical and ever-evolving area of law.
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Featured Lawyer
Paula Laird - United Kingdom
Paula Laird is a Partner in the London office of Squire Patton Boggs and leads the banking team in Europe and the Middle East. She is a well-known and highly respected practitioner in the asset-based lending (ABL) and asset finance fields, having been recognised by several leading legal publications.
Latest News & Legal Insights
The FCA’s Developing Approach To Nonfinancial Misconduct By Individuals In The Financial Services Sector
In July, the United Kingdom (UK) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Consultation Paper and Policy Statement (CP25/18) on tackling non-financial misconduct in financial services. There are two components:
The Policy Statement sets out final rules effective 1 September 2026 amending the Code of Conduct sourcebook (COCON) to more clearly provide that non-financial misconduct (NFM) such as bullying, harassment and violence in the workplace may be within the scope of the conduct rules for non-banks. […]