Insurance
Casualty Digest: Autumn Edition 2025
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Our employers' and public liability team represent the insurers and policyholders of a wide range of public and private sector organisations
Our employer’s and public liability team specialise in investigating claims from injuries to employees, customers, contractors and the public, especially those with a cross-jurisdictional element. We act for a broad range of clients in this market.
Our portfolio includes global specialist insurers, Lloyds and London Market underwriters, brokers, and Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 and FTSE-250 companies. We also represent many local authorities, fire and rescue services, police forces, charities and schools.
We have considerable knowledge of specific employer’s liability issues arising in the construction, retail, leisure, manufacturing, transport, logistics and public sectors. We manage work-related injury claims resulting from manual handling, falls from a height, chemical exposures, inadequacy of protective equipment, plant equipment and psychiatric injuries (arising from discrimination claims). We also advise clients on the provision of equipment and practices in the workplace in relation to COVID-19 Regulations.
In relation to public liability, we advise insurers and their insureds in the public and private sectors, providing claims management and resolution advice. We handle claims relating to occupiers’ liability, contractors’ liability, trespass, public works, private landlords and social housing.
Through our forensic approach, we identify opportunities for recoveries or contributions from other parties. With the support of our industry-leading complex injury and fraud teams, we assist with high-value or suspicious employers’ and public liability claims. At every stage, our lawyers work within quality and supervision frameworks to develop efficient case handling strategies, focused on swift resolution. We drive the resolution of claims to control lifecycles and make market-leading indemnity spend reductions.
Our dedicated policy development team monitor changes in the legal and insurance markets, keeping clients informed of current and future developments.
Brilliant. They are excellent technically, and get what our needs and desires are. They provide a tailored approach that works well for us"
Chambers and Partners, 2022
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
Advising brokers on a substantial negligence claim for failing to advise correctly on cover required
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
Advising a London law firm on a claim related to advice given on a high value property acquisition
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
Defending a claim again a UK office of an international firm relating to advice involving a corporate transaction
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
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
Acting for an international law firm in a professional negligence claim relating to contract advice they had provided
Representing a law firm in a claim relating to allegations of negligence around the handling of litigation defence work
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
Advising brokers on a substantial negligence claim for failing to advise correctly on cover required
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
Advising a London law firm on a claim related to advice given on a high value property acquisition
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
Defending a claim again a UK office of an international firm relating to advice involving a corporate transaction
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
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
Acting for an international law firm in a professional negligence claim relating to contract advice they had provided
Representing a law firm in a claim relating to allegations of negligence around the handling of litigation defence work
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