Matthew Slater acted for investment bank Canaccord Genuity in the Court of Appeal case Medsted Associates Limited v Canaccord Genuity Wealth (International) [2019] EWCA Civ 83, an important decision on brokers’ fiduciary duties, with CityWire calling the trial judgment “historic”.
Matthew’s practice covers a wide range of Chancery, Commercial and (as one of the Attorney-General’s Treasury Counsel) Public Law work. He regularly advises and acts for investment funds, banks and investors as well as being instructed by the Government in a range of commercial disputes. He has wide experience of substantive appeals before the Court of Appeal, appearing for both commercial and governmental clients.