Ben Kingsley is a partner in Slaughter and May's Financial Regulation Group. On a regular basis, Ben shares his thoughts with Practical Law Financial Services subscribers on topical developments in the banking and investment services sector.

In his July 2014 column, Ben considers the Upper Tribunal's May 2014 decision in Ian Hannam v FCA and the potential implications of the Court of Appeal's March 2014 judgment in Fons Hf v Corporal Ltd and another [2014] EWCA Civ 304.