Joanna Pearson Email and Phone Number

I was employed as a Senior Complaints Lawyer (Legal Consultant) within the Complaints & Advisory section of the investment banking division (Global Markets) of HSBC Bank Plc. My role predominantly involved financial services litigation/dispute resolution. After six weeks in the position, I was promoted to team leader, managing a team of junior lawyers. The majority of the work I undertook was in respect of the ongoing FCA review of the mis-selling of derivatives products to SMEs. This… Show more I was employed as a Senior Complaints Lawyer (Legal Consultant) within the Complaints & Advisory section of the investment banking division (Global Markets) of HSBC Bank Plc. My role predominantly involved financial services litigation/dispute resolution. After six weeks in the position, I was promoted to team leader, managing a team of junior lawyers. The majority of the work I undertook was in respect of the ongoing FCA review of the mis-selling of derivatives products to SMEs. This included: * Assessing Past Business Review (“PBR”) customer consequential loss claims, including the application of complex legal principles; * Instructing Counsel; * Drafting letters to PBR customers in line with an FCA-approved methodology; * Drafting internal consequential loss claim assessment summaries; * Developing project strategies; * Drafting and maintaining core strategy & policy documentation; * Assisting with complex and technical legal queries from within the bank and externally; * Liaising with the bank's internal Commercial Banking resources; * Liaising with the bank's Relationship Managers;* Analysing internal Commercial Banking information/records; * The mathematical analysis of specific Heads of Loss claimed by PBR customers; * Producing Management Information; * Performing a Quality Assessor function in respect of my team's output; * The supervision and training of my team members and training other members of the wider consequential loss team; * Acting as a point of contact for external Counsel, the Skilled Person and the bank's senior management (and core legal team). Show less

I worked as an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team. My experience is in commercial litigation, financial services litigation and non-contentious financial services advisory work. I also have experience in the healthcare sector, including clinical negligence claims (defence), GMC advisory work, inquests and PCT hearings.I am experienced in all the procedural aspects of a claim (including drafting Court forms, statements of case, costs schedules, witness statements, letters of… Show more I worked as an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team. My experience is in commercial litigation, financial services litigation and non-contentious financial services advisory work. I also have experience in the healthcare sector, including clinical negligence claims (defence), GMC advisory work, inquests and PCT hearings.I am experienced in all the procedural aspects of a claim (including drafting Court forms, statements of case, costs schedules, witness statements, letters of response, GMC Rule 7 response letters, instructions to Counsel, consent orders, statutory demands, applications, directions orders, points of dispute, settlement agreements and Part 36 offers). I regularly advise clients directly, proof witnesses, lead conferences with Counsel, lead settlement negotiations (including round table meetings) and undertake disclosure exercises (including electronic disclosure). I also have experience in judgement debt enforcement and litigation reviews. I regularly assess quantum/calculate damage reserves and am adept at using the Ogden tables. I have experience as an advocate; I have undertaken a variety of applications (including strike-out), and I also regularly attend Case Management Conferences (Master & District Judge level). I also have experience of advocacy in Court, at GMC hearings and PCT hearings. Show less