Maxine Cupitt

Maxine has been a partner with the firm since 1999.  She is a member of the firm’s financial services group specialising in dispute resolution. 

Maxine has considerable experience in commercial disputes acting for financiers, hedge fund managers, financial product providers, directors, IFAs and corporates. She is a leading lawyer in the field of directors’ and officers’ liability and has advised in a number of leading directors’ and officers’ cases, including FSA enforcements, SFO prosecutions and directors’ disqualification proceedings. 

Maxine also has over 20 years’ experience working with the general insurance market and assists clients in the industry in their roles as FSA regulated entities/individuals and in remaining out of enforcement.  

Maxine is a regular contributor to legal and trade publications and a frequent speaker at seminars.

Recent experience includes:

• Acting for a major financial institution in bringing a successful claim for breach of a complaints handling agreement.
• Defending a complex claim brought by the FSCS against an insurer involving allegations of negligence, misrepresentation and breach of statutory duty.
• Representing individuals in connection with FSA investigations into market abuse.
• Acting for hedge fund managers in respect of alleged mispricing of a portfolio, including dealing with potential UK and US investor claims and negotiating with the FSA.
• Seeking injunctive relief on behalf of an insurer following discovery of a fraud by one of its salesmen.
• Preparing a general insurer for an FSA ARROW visit.
• Advising in relation to claims by a Liquidator and disqualification proceedings against directors of a major insolvent corporate.
• Defending directors and employees in respect of a substantial claim brought against them by their former employer for breach of fiduciary duties and employment terms.
• Advising a managing agent in dealing with Lloyd’s and FSA following discovery of an employee’s fraud.
• Providing training to a director of a general insurer on his obligations under the Companies Act and as an FSA approved person.
• Advising in relation to a potential collective action by investors against a major financial institution.