Professional Liability

Advising clients on professional liability disputes & insurance claims

Our professional liability team has a long history of successfully defending professional services firms in disputes, working closely alongside our professional indemnity team. These range from smaller disputes where cost-efficiency is a priority, to large scale, complex multi-million pound disputes.  

We are experienced in advising firms on how to navigate high profile and reputationally sensitive claims, and in working with risk and management teams and communications specialists to minimise the fall-out from such disputes.

We have worked with insurers and professional services firms on proposed changes to the insurance arrangements for solicitors and surveyors. We can also assist with insurance and reinsurance arrangements to meet the needs of professional networks under different legal and regulatory regimes.

Our professional practice lawyers can also advise boards and members on a range of management liability issues, bringing to bear our understanding of where the gaps might arise between the various forms of liability cover available to professional services firms.

Our Professional Liability Work

  • All
  • UK & Europe
  • Aircraft Charter Agreements

    Advising numerous operators regarding aircraft charter, wet lease and dry lease agreements

    United Kingdom

    Airport operator issues

    Acting for a London airport operator regarding slots, ground handling issues and charging regulations

    United Kingdom

    Airport Operators

    Advising airport operators regarding slots, airport charges, groundhandling, liability and international standards, emergency planning;

    United Kingdom

    Airworthiness and Type Design

    Advice regarding airworthiness and type design compliance demonstration and certification for civil and military platforms

    United Kingdom

    EU External Aviation Relations

    Advising various airlines, investors and the European Commission regarding EU external relations, horizontal agreements, open skies agreements and bilateral air services agreements; Advising a non-EU airline and its government in its negotiations with the European Commission on an EU horizontal agreement

    United Kingdom

    Flybe Slots Sale

    Advising on more than 50 slot sales, purchases and other transactions, including acting for Flybe in the sale of its slot portfolio at Gatwick to easyJet, and acting for British Airways in the landmark High Court case which confirmed that slots may be traded.

    United Kingdom

    Hazardous Goods

    Advising stakeholders on the carriage of hazardous goods by air and land; advising carrier regarding handling of mercury spillage

    United Kingdom

    Regulatory Advice

    Advising numerous airlines and other stakeholders on aviation regulatory issues including EU nationality of ownership and control rules,  EU ETS, air passenger rights (including under Regulation (EC) 261/2004), ATOL and package travel rules, Air Passenger Duty, passengers with reduced mobility, the carriage on unaccompanied minors, airline licencing and operating permits, security and counter-terrorism for civil aviation. Advising on web based selling and price transparency rules.

    United Kingdom

    Unmanned Aircraft Systems

    Advising UAS operator regarding access to airspace, airworthiness and radio spectrum usage; advising European Commission on liability and insurance aspects of a UAS study

    United Kingdom
  • Aircraft Charter Agreements

    Advising numerous operators regarding aircraft charter, wet lease and dry lease agreements

    United Kingdom

    Airport operator issues

    Acting for a London airport operator regarding slots, ground handling issues and charging regulations

    United Kingdom

    Airport Operators

    Advising airport operators regarding slots, airport charges, groundhandling, liability and international standards, emergency planning;

    United Kingdom

    Airworthiness and Type Design

    Advice regarding airworthiness and type design compliance demonstration and certification for civil and military platforms

    United Kingdom

    EU External Aviation Relations

    Advising various airlines, investors and the European Commission regarding EU external relations, horizontal agreements, open skies agreements and bilateral air services agreements; Advising a non-EU airline and its government in its negotiations with the European Commission on an EU horizontal agreement

    United Kingdom

    Flybe Slots Sale

    Advising on more than 50 slot sales, purchases and other transactions, including acting for Flybe in the sale of its slot portfolio at Gatwick to easyJet, and acting for British Airways in the landmark High Court case which confirmed that slots may be traded.

    United Kingdom

    Hazardous Goods

    Advising stakeholders on the carriage of hazardous goods by air and land; advising carrier regarding handling of mercury spillage

    United Kingdom

    Regulatory Advice

    Advising numerous airlines and other stakeholders on aviation regulatory issues including EU nationality of ownership and control rules,  EU ETS, air passenger rights (including under Regulation (EC) 261/2004), ATOL and package travel rules, Air Passenger Duty, passengers with reduced mobility, the carriage on unaccompanied minors, airline licencing and operating permits, security and counter-terrorism for civil aviation. Advising on web based selling and price transparency rules.

    United Kingdom

    Unmanned Aircraft Systems

    Advising UAS operator regarding access to airspace, airworthiness and radio spectrum usage; advising European Commission on liability and insurance aspects of a UAS study

    United Kingdom

Our Professional Liability team

Ahmed Alhudaithi
Ahmed Alhudaithi

Partner

Lee Astfalck
Lee Astfalck

Partner

Christopher Bakker
Christopher Bakker

Partner

Scott Bertschi
Scott Bertschi

Partner

Laura Besvinick
Laura Besvinick

Partner

Mark Beswetherick
Mark Beswetherick

Partner

Mark Braidwood
Mark Braidwood

Partner

Anthony Brown
Anthony Brown

Partner

Isabel Burón
Isabel Burón

Partner

Clinton Cameron
Clinton Cameron

Partner

Fergal Cathie
Fergal Cathie

Partner

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