Ashley Neville
Walker Morris LLPThe finance dispute resolution team at Walker Morris LLP acts for a range of clients including challenger banks, fintechs and payment services providers. It is also described as the ‘go-to team for many high street and commercial lenders’. Practice co-chair Rob Payne - praised for his ’ very commercial and pragmatic legal advice’ - is equipped to handle a range of work including exit advice, fraud and asset-tracing. Fellow co-practice chair Richard Sandford is praised for his ‘great eye for detail’. Ellen McLean is acquainted with the intricacies of complex mortgage fraud.
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Testimonials
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‘The Walker Morris team has unparalleled industry knowledge and is deservedly the go-to team for many high street and commercial lenders. It has real pedigree and is deservedly considered a force to be reckoned with. ’
‘Ellen McLean stands out for her wealth of experience and her legal and commercial aptitude. There is nothing that Ellen does not know about residential mortgage claims and she is deservedly considered to be a leading individual in the area.’
‘It's a small and highly specialised team that we previously utilised for very specific work - particularly receiverships and over-riding property interests.
- Rob Payne provides very commercial and pragmatic legal advice which is always on point, digestible and user-friendly.'
- 'Ellen McLean is a great litigator - highly knowledgeable, easy going and calm under pressure but forthright and determined when she needs to be.’
‘Walker Morris has a long history of offering specialist legal services to lenders which means the firm has significant experience and strength in depth in this area. The firm provides a personalised service often lacking in larger firms.’
‘Richard Sanford has long experience of handling lender disputes. He has a great eye for detail and is always able to get to the heart of the issues to develop excellent case strategies.’
‘Walker Morris' banking litigation team are the best kept secret in the litigation field. Those that do work with them value greatly the quality of their work, their value for money and their ability to understand what is important to clients.’
Key clients
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Handelsbanken Plc
- Bank of Ireland
- Mortgage Express & NRAM Limited
- Topaz Finance Limited
- Together Commercial Finance
- Octopus Real Estate
- Pepper UK Limited
- OneSavings Bank
- Imagine Mortgages Limited t/a Generation Home Loans
- Shawbrook Bank Limited
- CREO 12 Sarl
- ECS Capital Limited
- Quidie Limited
- FRP Advisory
- Opus Restructuring Advisory
- Belmont Green Finance Limited
- The Mortgage Lender Limited
- Loughborough Building Society
- Skipton Building Society
- Leeds Building Society
- Yorkshire Building Society
- Schneider Financial Solutions Limited
- Foundation Home Loans
- Furness Building Society
- Leek Building Society
- Family Finance Limited
- Nationwide Structures Limited
- SDKA Limited
- Walker Singleton
- Watling Real Estate
- Oakwood Home Loans
- Swift Advances PLC
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Rob Payne
Walker Morris LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rob Payne, Richard Sandford