Guy Wilkes#4889

Guy Wilkes

Guy is a Partner in the Finance and Banking Disputes Group. He specialises in financial services regulatory disputes and has been involved in some of the FCA and PRA's highest profile investigations into both individuals and institutions. He was formerly a member of the FCA's senior leadership team and had responsibility for developing enforcement strategy, especially in relation to financial crime and anti-money laundering where he chaired the cross-divisional working group. While at the FCA, Guy set up and ran an internal expert group for investigations against senior individuals. Guy also conducts and advises clients on internal investigations, including those involving senior managers. His regulatory experience involves a wide range of matters including anti-money laundering and anti-bribery controls, listings rule breaches, conflicts of interest, suitability of investment advice, treatment of customers, client asset rules, market misconduct, competition law and personal culpability of individuals. Guy's court experience is extensive and includes financial regulatory disputes and civil litigation before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Legal 500 notes that Guy has "considerable experience of corporate financial crime particularly involving the financial services sector". Guy is a member of the Law Society's Money Laundering Task Force and is a regular media commentator on Financial Services Regulatory matters.
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FCA and PRA disclosure issues—one minute guide
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.

FCA document and information requirements: protected items (privilege) and banking confidentiality
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 and considers some of the issues that arise when considering the interaction between protected items and privilege; it is not a detailed analysis of the law of privilege. The PRA has broadly the same powers as the FCA and references to the FCA should be taken to include the PRA unless otherwise stated.

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