Abigail is expert in both contentious and non-contentious corporate recovery and insolvency and has worked on a number of high-profile and complex assignments.

Her experience includes advising insolvency practitioners on their appointments on trading issues and on the disposal of businesses, real estate and assets. She advises secured lenders on security enhancement and enforcement strategy.

She also advises boards of directors and shareholders on their rights and duties in situations of financial distress.

Philip specialises in commercial property work relating to secured lending recoveries. 
He deals with all aspects of insolvency transactions including fixed charge receivers and administrations, often involving large portfolios. He also has extensive experience in secured lending, commercial landlord and tenant work, advising on acquisitions and disposals and project related work.

He has previously spent a year on secondment with a major retailer and consequently gained a valuable insight into the workings and requirements of a large scale estate as well as managing a number of major property driven projects.

Richard has over 18 years' experience in banking, restructurings and insolvency. As well as his corporate banking work, Richard has been involved in loan portfolio sales, debt capital markets work (including securitisations), real estate finance, project finance/Clean Energy, consumer finance (including consumer credit and regulated mortgages) and asset finance (including shipping, aviation and plant and machinery).

Richard has a unique understanding of client aims and drivers, having previously been seconded to a Financial Services Restructuring Legal team.

He is a national council member of R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, is ranked nationally for his banking and insolvency expertise and is named as a 'notable practitioner' in Legal 500 and an 'Associate to watch' in Chambers UK 2020.

Nick specialises in acting for financial institutions in a wide variety of banking litigation matters including high value recovery actions and in defending claims brought by customers and third parties. He has spent 18 months on secondment within the restructuring and recoveries division of a major UK bank gaining an invaluable insight into the commercial and regulatory pressures faced on a daily basis.

Nick has extensive expertise in professional negligence claims for lenders, in particular involving claims against property valuers, solicitors and project monitoring surveyors. He has also acted for claimants against accountants, auditors and investment tax advisors.

His experience in fraud matters includes defending various banks in relation to claims alleging breach of duty to spot or prevent frauds perpetrated on business customers, and acting for lenders in relation to mortgage and commercial loan frauds.

Sam specialises in financial services litigation. He has particular expertise in acting for lenders in professional negligence and fraud claims arising out of commercial and residential property transactions. He regularly acts on high-value claims against a range of professionals, including solicitors and surveyors.

Sam is focussed on achieving good commercial outcomes for his clients whether via mediation, or other forms of ADR. Sam also has experience in taking professional negligence claims to trial and in defending professional negligence claims.

James specialises in complex banking and financial services litigation, recoveries and professional negligence. James has a particular specialism in secured litigation and recovery strategy. His understanding of the issues underpinning his banking clients' problems enables him to provide tactical, commercial and pragmatic advice. As a consequence James has advised some of the most high profile UK lenders on key projects affecting their portfolios. James is a litigator with diverse experience including specialist real estate and commercial litigation claims. He is well-versed in alternative dispute resolution including mediation.

Chantal specialises in financial services related disputes and contentious financial services regulatory matters.

She has experience in a number of finance related disputes including debt recovery, mis-selling of financial products, breach of contract, issues of fraud, negligence and enforcement pursuant to the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and 2006.  

She advises financial institutions in relation to investigations and enforcement action by the FCA. Her experience includes acting for a major banking client in its customer redress process arising out of the sale of interest rate hedging products and acting for a major clearing bank on a significant investigation into the treatment of SMEs during the economic downturn.

Chantal also advises clients on matters relating to financial crime compliance.

Prior to joining TLT LLP, Chantal spent time on secondment in the litigation and regulatory team at two major retail banks.