Description

This seminar looks at some fundamental problems to which structured finance litigation has given rise, namely title to sue, loss and res inter alios acta. The talk will commence with a brief diagrammatic summary of structured finance, and give an overview of the sorts of legal disputes which can arise, before focusing on some difficult areas of law as they have arisen in litigating these structures. The aim will be to give participants an overview of issues to be aware of when disputes arise from such structures. The wave of structured finance litigation just passed holds important lessons not only for future litigation of such structures, but also for litigation in new areas of finance, such as cryptocurrencies.

About The Speaker

Nik Yeo is a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers in London. He was called to the English Bar in 2000 and has a commercial practice, with an emphasis on complex finance litigation and arbitration and technological disputes (including involving cryptocurrencies). He has litigated some of the world’s most significant structured finance disputes, including acting for various Lehman Bros entities (Lehman Bros Inc, the New York broker dealer; and Lehman Bros (Europe) International, the London broker dealer), as well as being appointed by the UK Government to assist in the finalization of the GBP ½ trillion bailout scheme for RBS and Lloyds’ structured assets. He has lectured widely in the UK, Singapore and Australia, and before going to the Bar was a transactional solicitor at Slaughter and May. He has taught law at Melbourne and Oxford Universities, from which he is a graduate.

Who Should Attend

Banking lawyers, in-house bank counsel, policymakers