Finding the right subject matter expert can be a challenge for clients and their legal teams.
Martello provides expert witnesses and subject matter experts to support commercial disputes and consulting services across the breadth of financial services.
The financial services industry covers a wide range of products and services, many of which are highly specialised and extremely niche. We provide expert services in:
• Equities
• Fixed Income
• Foreign Exchange
• Money Markets
• Investment Fund Management and Regulation
• Regulation
• Pensions
• Tax
• Compliance
• Risk
• Corporate, Small Business and Retail Lending
• Credit Policies and Procedures
• Corporate Finance
• And much more...
Our financial services team was set up by leading industry experts to help lawyers and their clients to identify the right expert, whether it is to advise on case strategy, to supply an expert witness report and give evidence, or to provide industry insight.
Our experts have decades of experience. They are chosen for their sound judgement and deep subject matter knowledge.
Martello’s directors have a deep practical understanding of the banking and financial services sector, allowing us to assist in identifying just the right expert for our clients. Our in-house financial knowledge, combined with the quality of our independent experts and the strengths of our analyst team are a key differentiator in our market.
Martello matches the right expert to the case with the right team.
The insurance sector is a crucial component of the financial services industry, providing risk management and financial protection to corporates, financial institutions, individuals and other organisations.
Insurance not only plays a key role for most businesses and individuals, but in recent years has become an important element in many financial transactions, where properly structured credit risk policies can lead to reduced capital requirements for banks.
The world of insurance exists to meet claims for losses suffered by policyholders. Most litigation is therefore between the parties to an insurance contract. Disputes arise not only between the policyholder and insurer, but also with intermediaries and sales people and between insurers, reinsurers and reinsurance brokers.
Claims can be rejected (“avoided”) by insurers on the grounds of alleged non-disclosure by either the insured party or the intermediary which arranged and advised on the insurance. The Consumer Insurance Act 2012 and then the Insurance Act of 2015 have brought new dimensions to alleged non-disclosure, which affect both private consumers and businesses. A full declaration of all facts which may be relevant to an underwriting decision remains a fundamental principle in the insurance market.
The majority of cases referred to us concern broker negligence and/or underwriting decisions. Our panel of experts has experience in:
Our experts are supported by Martello management and case management specialists. The quality of our independent experts combined with the strengths of our analyst team are a key differentiator in our market.
Trade Finance plays a vital role in facilitating international trade and enabling businesses to manage risks and access financing for their operations. The use of Bills of Exchange and Documentary Letters of Credit dates back centuries and has generated a substantial body of law, custom and practice.
Martello is able to provide expert witnesses and subject matter experts to support commercial disputes across the breadth of trade finance.
Trade Finance is a highly specialised area of financial services that facilitates international trade and commerce by providing financial products and instruments designed to reduce risk and enhance the efficiency of cross-border transactions. A wide range of players are involved – traders, importers, exporters, banks, insurers and shippers – plus numerous support service providers.
While the detail of Documentary Credit transactions is governed by the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP600), traders, clients and funders are frequently developing innovative financing approaches. The evolving role played by credit risk insurance has created new potential for disputes between banks, brokers, insureds and insurers, as seen in the market in recent years.
Our experts cover the full range of Trade Finance instruments and products on a global basis.
Our experience covers disputes in:
Martello matches the right expert to the case with the right team.
The unprecedented pace of commercial, financial, regulatory, and technological change in commodities markets is affecting the entire supply chain and resulting in a rising number of disputes.
No matter where you sit in the global commodity space, these are challenging times. The impact of the digital revolution, price volatility, the fragility of supply chains and the ever-increasing ESG demands call for better understanding of the underlying markets, tighter risk control, operational excellence and creative financing solutions.
Martello experts have significant experience of trading both physical commodities and related derivatives within investment banks, brokers, producers, distributors, and consumers.
Our areas of expertise include:
With decades of experience, our experts are chosen for their sound judgement and deep subject matter knowledge. Across our cohort of vetted experts, we cover the knowledge of producing, buying, selling, and distributing commodities throughout a broad range of jurisdictions, and have significant knowledge of risk management and hedging across a wide variety of products.
We are continually growing our expertise in this area to cover as many commodities as possible so that we can match the right expert to the case with the right team.
Whilst the energy industry impacts our lives on a daily basis its complexities, and some of the risks involved in energy industry investments, are often only brought to light when a dispute arises. The industry is capital intensive, with single projects often amounting to tens of billions of dollars of investment. Furthermore, given the uncertainties inherent in, for example, reserves estimation, those large-scale investments are often made whilst accepting a degree of risk that can surprise those outside of the industry. Fiscal regimes, legal contracts, financing deals and the very way we do business in the energy sector is always strongly influenced by how we manage risk and uncertainty.
Disputes within this sector require experts with sufficient knowledge and experience to navigate the complexities of the industry, analyse situations and reach supported conclusions. An expert also needs to provide input that is both technically robust and also understandable by the layperson. Martello’s energy experts fulfil both these needs having, typically, more than 25 years of industry experience and previous experience of expert witness work. Our expertise covers matter such as:
Our experts are supported by Martello management and case management specialists and the quality of our independent experts combined with the strengths of our analyst team are a key differentiator in our market.
Martello matches the right expert to the case with the right team.
