Wixted & Co Limited

Wixted & Co Ltd is a specialist firm of solicitors acting for claimants in professional negligence and financial mis-selling cases. The practice represents clients in a wide range of pension and investment loss matters and has established a strong national reputation in this field. Its work has been featured in the national press, and the firm has provided expert opinion and analysis in leading financial publications. Members of the team also lecture on financial services litigation.

The firm has received several awards, including recognition as Professional Negligence Law Firm of the Year in the Finance Monthly Law Awards for three consecutive years, and the Best for Financial Mis-selling UK award in the AI Legal Awards 2015. It was also shortlisted for a Law Society Excellence Award in 2014 for raising awareness of consumer rights in relation to pensions and investments. Wixted & Co has achieved Investors in People Bronze accreditation and is supported by an experienced team of solicitors.

The firm assists claimants in recovering financial losses and securing compensation for unsuitable investments, pension transfers and similar financial products recommended by financial advisers, wealth management companies and other intermediaries. It is currently engaged in landmark group action litigation concerning self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs), where clients have suffered significant losses due to investments in high-risk and unregulated funds.

A notable achievement is the case of Adams v Options UK Personal Pensions LLP [2021] EWCA Civ 474, in which Wixted & Co successfully acted on a no win, no fee basis. The Court of Appeal judgment changed the law and resulted in substantial compensation for the claimant, while setting an important precedent for thousands of other pension mis-selling victims.

The firm also handles claims against other regulated professionals, including accountants, solicitors and surveyors, and pursues cases through a range of dispute resolution methods, including formal court proceedings where necessary. It accepts cases under no win, no fee arrangements and can consider matters even where complaints have previously been rejected by financial institutions or regulatory bodies such as the Financial Ombudsman Service. Wixted & Co also accepts referrals for professional negligence and financial mis-selling claims.

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