FXCM v Digby [2013] EWHC 762 (Comm): Acted for the Claimant options broker in respect of
a claim arising out of trading losses suffered by the Defendant customer.
Not exact matches
Defending entities involved in gas and power
trading in connection with disputes
arising out of supply and price volatility, and
claims of unfair competition.
Patricia also litigates complex business issues that
arise out of breach
of fiduciary duty
claims, breach
of contract
claims, shareholder disputes, corporate dissolutions,
trade secret issues and real estate matters.
Represented an individual against a major international bank in FINRA arbitration proceedings alleging
claims arising out of a failed options
trading strategy.
At the consumer end, we advise both prospectively and retrospectively on UK and European consumer protection legislation, including
claims arising out of the Unfair Contract Terms Act, the Consumer Protection Act, the Sales
of Goods Act, the Consumer Protection from Unfair
Trading Regulations, and issues relating to product recall and liability generally.
FN4 AAR argues that notwithstanding the statute's explicit saving
of contract
claims, courts have stated that «common law
claims»
arising out of the same operative facts as a
trade secret
claims are preempted, and that contract
claims are common law
claims, so contract
claims must be preempted.
In a recent decision
of the Upper Tribunal, a preliminary issue has been decided against the FCA in an ancillary
claim arising out of mis -
trading perpetrated by JP Morgan Chase Bank in 2012.