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Esme Watson

Senior Associate

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Esme’s core expertise is in defending civil claims and complaints against financial professionals and advising on coverage disputes. She has extensive professional experience defending civil proceedings, complaints before both the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Pensions Ombudsman, regulatory complaints and investigations and advising on policy coverage issues.   Her clients include insurers, pension providers, accountants, insurance brokers, mortgage brokers, IFAs, and other financial professionals.

“I advise in a robust yet pragmatic manner.”

“I enjoy the wide diversity of issues that arise from the broad sphere of financial risks.

By listening to clients to understand their concerns, pressures and objectives, I analyse all of the issues and provide clear and relevant recommendations.

I’m commercially focussed and specifically enjoy strategic thinking and finding solutions for clients. I advise using understandable and plain language in a robust yet pragmatic manner –balancing the legal position with commercial and regulatory considerations.”

Esme’s recent work highlights:

Acting for large pension providers in the defence of multiple Financial Ombudsman Service complaints about alleged unsuitable pension transfers and investments.  

Successfully defending a regulatory complaint before the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.  

Successfully defending a litigated claim on the grounds of reflective loss.

 

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