Slater and Gordon now believes "there's a case for Hargreaves [Lansdown] to answer" in relation to its investigation into the business' relationship with Neil Woodford and the collapsed Woodford Equity Income fund (WEIF).
One of three law firms seeking compensation for investors in the former Woodford fund, Slater and Gordon issued a statement today (4 August) announcing that it now believes the investment platform has questions to answer. Woodford Equity Income investors set for third payment amid fire sale Group litigation lawyer at the firm Karolina Kupczyk said: "We have very carefully considered the facts which have led to investors losing millions of pounds in the Woodford funds featured in the past on Hargreaves Lansdown's ‘best buy' list. "Having done so, we now believe there's a case for Ha...
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