Hywel Jenkins heads the Herbert Smith Freehills contentious FSR team in London.
He advises firms on all aspects of their interactions with the FCA and PRA, from notifications through to Enforcement, and has led a wide variety of complex regulatory, skilled person and internal investigations and challenges to regulatory interventions. Hywel also advises on issues involving consumer redress which often accompany Enforcement investigations, with particular expertise in complaints handling and matters involving the Financial Ombudsman Service. His experience includes managing cases where the FCA uses or threatens use of its redress powers under section 404F(7) FSMA and restitution powers under section 384 FSMA. Hywel is also known for his governance work, advising a number of banks, insurers and asset managers on the implementation of the senior managers' regime and issues arising post-implementation from the focus on individual accountability, including attestations.
He is the consultant editor of the Thomson Reuters Practitioner's Guide to the UK Financial Services Rulebooks.