Four senior lawyers at the some of the world’s leading international law firms headquartered in the City of London - drawn from the group known in the legal world as 'The Magic Circle' - have set out exclusively for this website their hopes and priorities for the London Summit of the G20 countries in London on 2 April.

• Clifford Chance

Stuart Popham

Senior Partner at Clifford Chance, Stuart Popham says that it is vital that the issues of financial regulatory reform are properly debated and understood by business and world leaders at the Summit alike.

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Guy Morton

Joint Senior Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Guy Morton says that if world leaders insist on regulating hedge funds, they must identify the particular risks they pose and tailoring measures accordingly.

• Slaughter and May

Chris Saul

Senior Partner of Slaughter and May, Chris Saul sets out three priorities: avoiding protectionism; regulating the financial industry in a 'holistic' fashion; and development of a cross-border resolution framework.

• Allen & Overy

David Morley

David Morley, Senior Partner at Allen & Overy urges world leaders to focus on the key tenets of good regulation – analysis, identification of market failures, proportionality and justification on cost-benefit grounds.

 

To note, these are just a selection of the debates available and are not the views of the UK government.