Charles Marquand
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Financial Services
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Band 1
About
Provided by Charles Marquand
Practice Areas
Well-known specialist, advising on/drafting a wide range of complex financial services/regulatory related matters for UK & overseas clients and foreign governments. Also company/commercial drafting. Sits as an arbitrator in financial disputes and commercial matters. Notable cases: Needler Financial Services v Taber (pensions review test case); Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency v Dresdner Bank (equitable set-o f against sovereign bank account); Eurosure Investment Services v FSA (whether exercise of FSA's own-initiative power 'proportionate'); FSA v Pace Microtechnology (breach of listing rules), FSA v Evolution Beeson Gregory (first market manipulation case); FSA v Anderson, Peacock & Pruthi (deposit-taking/collective investment scheme - £115m involved); R (Ya land & Wilding) v. Sec. State for Exiting EU (whether Parliamentary consent necessary for UK to leave EEA).
Career
Called 1987. Legal adviser at HM Treasury dealing with wide range of financial services issues/related areas (inter alia drafting legislation, negotiating and implementing EU directives). 1996: Returned to the Bar.
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; COMBAR; Financial Services Lawyers Association; Chartered Arbitrator (CIArb); French Bar (Paris); Energy Arbitration Club; Franco-British Lawyers Association. Energy Arbitration Club; Franco-British Lawyers Association.
Publications
Author of articles/chapters on financial services topics; lectures on financial services to universities, solicitors, conferences.
Personal
MA (Oxon), MA Law (City, Lond), Dip European Law (Kings, Lond).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Charles Marquand is a highly regarded senior junior who is especially valued for his expertise in non-contentious advisory work acting for public and private clients in the financial services sector. He also handles contentious work, and shows impressive technical skill and an in-depth knowledge of regulations across the EU.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Charles is very knowledgeable, creative in finding solutions and responsive. He is well regarded and respected."
"Charles is very knowledgeable, user-friendly, practical and responsive."
"Charles is technically skilled and is able to communicate well. He can communicate with clients in an understandable way."
"Charles is very knowledgeable, creative in finding solutions and responsive. He is well regarded and respected."
"Charles is very knowledgeable, user-friendly, practical and responsive."
"Charles is technically skilled and is able to communicate well. He can communicate with clients in an understandable way."
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