Priya is an experienced lawyer with particular expertise in contentious financial regulation.
Prior to joining Corker Binning, Priya spent 10 years at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) where she advised on and litigated complex regulatory and civil enforcement cases before the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee, the Upper Tribunal, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Priya also advised the FCA’s Supervision and Authorisations Divisions on supervisory interventions and contested applications for authorisation and she litigated these cases at the Upper Tribunal on behalf of the FCA. Priya worked on some of the FCA’s most high-profile enforcement cases, many with an international element, including actions against a global investment bank for risk management failures, bond traders for market manipulation and brokerage and asset management firms for systems and controls failures. Additionally, Priya was responsible for the first case in the Upper Tribunal to be partly contested and the first enforcement action for a breach of the Short Selling Regulation 2012.
Priya has extensive experience in FCA regulatory, civil and criminal investigations and litigation and in providing advice in respect of complex financial services laws and rules, including the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR), individual conduct rules (COCON) and the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). She is very familiar with the FCA’s decision-making processes and procedures and is known for providing commercially sensitive, pragmatic and practical legal support and advice.
Prior to the FCA, Priya spent 8 years as a barrister at the self-employed Bar, defending and prosecuting the full breadth of criminal cases. She was seconded to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to work on the Rolls Royce investigation.