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Litigation against the management company of a UCITS fund - Professional misconduct and breaches of fiduciary and regulatory obligations

Representation of institutional investors against the management company of a UCITS fund following the suspension of redemptions, for breaches of fiduciary duties, asset valuation and liquidity-risk management.

Background

We represent a group of institutional investors in a civil liability action brought against the management company of a UCITS fund, alleging breaches of professional standards and violations of the fund's prospectus. The claim arises from the unilateral suspension of redemption rights, carried out in disregard of the legal and regulatory safeguards governing such measures.

The dispute focuses on misconduct in the fund's day-to-day management, including valuation practices, risk exposure monitoring, and compliance with fiduciary duties owed to unitholders under applicable regulatory frameworks.

Experience

We are leading this matter through a comprehensive legal and forensic approach. Our work includes a detailed assessment of the asset manager's conduct over time, with a focus on identifying operational failures, control deficiencies, and deviations from the fund's stated investment policy and risk limits.

Our strategy combines legal analysis with financial and operational due diligence to substantiate the manager's liability. In collaboration with experts in asset management and financial regulation, we examine how the breaches identified — in particular, misvaluation of assets, inadequate liquidity risk management, and failure to act in the best interests of investors — have had a direct and adverse effect on the fund's performance and solvency profile.

This litigation seeks to obtain compensation for the institutional investors harmed by these breaches. Our firm brings together expertise in fund regulation and financial litigation to deliver a robust and targeted strategy suited to the complexity of UCITS-related disputes and the standards expected of regulated entities.