Investor protection legal advice

Investor protection lawyers

Stories of corporate misconduct continue to appear almost daily in the financial press. Frauds at companies like Enron, Vivendi, WorldCom, Global Crossing, Tyco and Vodafone are just some of the most well-known examples.

Shareholders, pension funds and investment managers often own or manage significant stakes in UK, EU and foreign companies (including US Companies) and are affected not only by corporate misconduct occurring here in the UK, but by misconduct perpetrated abroad as well.

Irwin Mitchell can help you protect your investments by monitoring and tracking corporate misconduct and frauds in the UK, Europe and beyond and advising you on the most appropriate way forward, balancing your short and long term needs.

Our experience in investor protection

Our investor protection team works with benefit of comprehensive expertise and support from across the firm, including our international commerce experts and our investment specialists.

We represented hundreds of investors, (including individuals, pension funds and institutional clients) in their actions against Equitable Life. We have also acted in, amongst other things, the split capital investment trust investigation and the FSA led pension review. We can assist in bringing claims on behalf of shareholders in the UK and beyond. We have an unrivalled track record in group and multiparty actions.

For those with investments in the US, we provide a weekly updating service tracking the many securities claims brought there. We can provide advice and help on bringing a claim in the US either from inception, or when claiming money from a class action settlement already obtained.

For EU investors we can also provide help for minority shareholders looking to protect their investment and advice on bringing actions in other jurisdictions.

Call us now on 0870 1500 100 to arrange a consultation, or use the links above to drop us a line.