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
  • Advising against a claim of breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty

    Advising on a claim against a solicitor for breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty. The claim raised significant issues regarding scope of duty, conflict of interest and causation in addition to  a number of policy issues which also arose

    United Kingdom

    Advising brokers in a negligence claim

    Advising brokers on a substantial negligence claim for failing to advise correctly on cover required

    United Kingdom

    Advising on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty

    Advising a solicitors firm on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty. The firm allegedly failed to carry our adequate due diligence around transactions which led to the client being defrauded by a substantial amount

    United Kingdom

    Advising on professional negligence in relation to legal property advice

    Advising a London law firm on  a claim  related to advice given on a high value property acquisition

    United Kingdom

    Complex cross-border professional negligence advice

    Advising a top tier, international law firm against a complex professional negligence case relating to legal opinions provided to their client. This matter included cross-border disputes and multi-jurisdictional advice

    United Kingdom

    Defending a UK office of an international law firm

    Defending a claim again a UK office of an international firm relating to advice involving a corporate transaction

    United Kingdom

    Multi-million pound trust dispute between the settlor and beneficiaries

    Acting in a multi-million claim brought against a Jersey-based firm of solicitors acting as trustee in a family trust which was the subject of a dispute between settlor and beneficiaries

    United Kingdom

    Negligence in restructuring a pan-European motor distribution network

    Acting for a magic circle law firm in relation to a complex negligence claim (EUR 60 million) arising out of the restructuring of a pan-European motor distribution network

    United Kingdom

    Professional negligence advice in relation to contract law

    Acting for an international law firm in a professional negligence claim relating to contract advice they had provided

    United Kingdom

    Professional negligence advice in relation to defence litigation

    Representing a law firm in a claim relating to allegations of negligence around the handling of litigation defence work

    United Kingdom
  • Advising against a claim of breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty

    Advising on a claim against a solicitor for breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty. The claim raised significant issues regarding scope of duty, conflict of interest and causation in addition to  a number of policy issues which also arose

    United Kingdom

    Advising brokers in a negligence claim

    Advising brokers on a substantial negligence claim for failing to advise correctly on cover required

    United Kingdom

    Advising on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty

    Advising a solicitors firm on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty. The firm allegedly failed to carry our adequate due diligence around transactions which led to the client being defrauded by a substantial amount

    United Kingdom

    Advising on professional negligence in relation to legal property advice

    Advising a London law firm on  a claim  related to advice given on a high value property acquisition

    United Kingdom

    Complex cross-border professional negligence advice

    Advising a top tier, international law firm against a complex professional negligence case relating to legal opinions provided to their client. This matter included cross-border disputes and multi-jurisdictional advice

    United Kingdom

    Defending a UK office of an international law firm

    Defending a claim again a UK office of an international firm relating to advice involving a corporate transaction

    United Kingdom

    Multi-million pound trust dispute between the settlor and beneficiaries

    Acting in a multi-million claim brought against a Jersey-based firm of solicitors acting as trustee in a family trust which was the subject of a dispute between settlor and beneficiaries

    United Kingdom

    Negligence in restructuring a pan-European motor distribution network

    Acting for a magic circle law firm in relation to a complex negligence claim (EUR 60 million) arising out of the restructuring of a pan-European motor distribution network

    United Kingdom

    Professional negligence advice in relation to contract law

    Acting for an international law firm in a professional negligence claim relating to contract advice they had provided

    United Kingdom

    Professional negligence advice in relation to defence litigation

    Representing a law firm in a claim relating to allegations of negligence around the handling of litigation defence work

    United Kingdom

Our Professional Liability team

Ahmed Alhudaithi
Ahmed Alhudaithi

Partner

Lee Astfalck
Lee Astfalck

Partner

Christopher Bakker
Christopher Bakker

Partner

Kira Barrett
Kira Barrett

Partner

Scott Bertschi
Scott Bertschi

Partner

Mark Beswetherick
Mark Beswetherick

Partner

Mark Braidwood
Mark Braidwood

Partner

Anousheh Bromfield
Anousheh Bromfield

Partner

Anthony Brown
Anthony Brown

Partner

Clinton Cameron
Clinton Cameron

Partner

Fergal Cathie
Fergal Cathie

Partner

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