Elizabeth Hope

Managing Associate Solicitor, Mishcon de Reya

Elizabeth is a Managing Associate in Mishcon's highly regarded Financial Services Investigations and Enforcement practice.

Elizabeth's practice is exclusively focussed on contentious regulatory and enforcement work, and she has significant experience advising firms and senior individuals at risk of, or under, regulatory investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority ('FCA') and Prudential Regulation Authority ('PRA') for alleged serious misconduct or rule breaches. Elizabeth has played a key role in some of the most important financial services cases of recent years and brings great experience, strategic insight and judgement. Her experience includes cases concerning complex multi-party market abuse, serious misconduct, supervisory/pre-enforcement enquiries and internal investigations. Elizabeth's skills were strengthened by a seven-month secondment to the FCA's Enforcement Division where she gained valuable insight into the FCA's approach to Enforcement and future priorities.

Elizabeth also has a range of experience representing clients faced with enquiries or investigations by other regulators, including the Solicitors Regulation Authority ('SRA') and various accountancy regulators.

Elizabeth is recognised as a Contentious Financial Services 'Rising Star' in the Legal 500 and an 'Associate to Watch' in Chambers and Partners.

Elizabeth is a regular panellist on topics such as non-financial misconduct.

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FCA and PRA disclosure issues—essentials

Practice Notes

This Practice Note deals with the disclosure issues that might arise during the course of an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) It sets out the rules on the disclosure of confidential information, privileged and protected items and disclosure to third parties such as overseas regulators and potential litigants. It also covers the general and specific obligations on firms (an auditors) to make notifications about rule breaches or other misconduct to the regulator, and the consequences of a failure to notify.

Financial Services

FCA and PRA disclosure issues—one minute guide

Practice Notes

This Practice Note discusses the Financial Conduct Authority’s powers to obtain information and the restrictions on its disclosure and use of information obtained.

Financial Services

FCA document and information requirements: protected items (privilege) and banking confidentiality

Practice Notes

This Practice Note describes the materials and information which may be withheld from production to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and considers some of the issues that arise when considering the interaction between protected items and privilege, but it is not a detailed analysis of the law of privilege. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has broadly the same powers as the FCA and references to the FCA should be taken to include the PRA unless otherwise stated.

Financial Services

FCA document and information requirements: protected items (privilege) and banking confidentiality

Practice Notes

Financial Services

Financial services: applications to the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)

Practice Notes

This Practice Note examines applications to the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) under Rules 5, 10, 14 and 37 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008, SI 2008/2698. Specifically, applications for the suspension of the effect of the regulator’s decision, as well as applications relating to privacy, time extensions and costs, along with relevant case law.

Financial Services