Highly experienced in handling sensitive and complex issues for lawyers

Our dedicated lawyers' liability team assists our clients in minimising their claims exposures, advising on limitation of liability clauses and delivering risk management strategies.  

Our team deals with large commercial claims arising from M&A or derivatives advice, as well as claims by private clients and claims arising from pensions, corporate finance, taxation, trusts, fraud, commercial property and transactional work.

Our professional practice team is experienced in advising law firms in relation to exposures arising out of the banking crisis and in dealing with the raft of lenders' claims and pensions disputes accompanying the economic downturn. We also progress recovery actions on behalf of our clients. We are highly skilled in all methods of dispute resolution and in assisting our clients in reaching a commercial solution wherever possible.

We can assist all sizes and types of law firm in relation to claims, both domestic and cross-border. We have a strong presence in all the key jurisdictions and can assist our clients wherever they operate.

Experience/deals

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  • Royaume-Uni et Europe
  • Breach of copyright claims

    Claims for breach of copyright by companies where a Web developer has used copyrighted images when designing a website without paying the appropriate licence fee

    Royaume-Uni

    Claims for repayment of fees due to dissatisfactory work

    Claims for repayment of fees where the work done by the Insured has proved to be of a dissatisfactory quality

    Royaume-Uni

    Community care and development industries advice

    Advising fostering and adoption charities and residents associations, including in relation to service charge and injury claims.

    Royaume-Uni

    Copyright infringement claims

    Claims for infringement of copyright and designs rights where it was alleged that the website designed by the Insured was similar to that of the claimant

    Royaume-Uni

    Failed installation of new IT system

    Failure by an IT systems installation expert to install a new IT system for a firm of solicitors that was 'fit for purpose'

    Royaume-Uni

    Failed software programme by IT programmer

    Failure by an IT programmer to provide a software programme which provided a contact management system for their client

    Royaume-Uni

    Negligence claims alleging incorrect coding of website shopping cart

    Claims for negligence where the Insured had failed to correctly code the shopping cart on a website used for the sale of the claimants' product, resulting in items being purchased for a quarter of the price

    Royaume-Uni

    Professional recruitment claims

    Advising on claims arising out of the supply of individuals to professional firms and companies, and representing a recruitment industry lobbying group

    Royaume-Uni

    Website created by IT website developer failing client's specifications

    Failure by an IT website developer to create a bespoke website in accordance with the specifications requested by the client

    Royaume-Uni
  • Breach of copyright claims

    Claims for breach of copyright by companies where a Web developer has used copyrighted images when designing a website without paying the appropriate licence fee

    Royaume-Uni

    Claims for repayment of fees due to dissatisfactory work

    Claims for repayment of fees where the work done by the Insured has proved to be of a dissatisfactory quality

    Royaume-Uni

    Community care and development industries advice

    Advising fostering and adoption charities and residents associations, including in relation to service charge and injury claims.

    Royaume-Uni

    Copyright infringement claims

    Claims for infringement of copyright and designs rights where it was alleged that the website designed by the Insured was similar to that of the claimant

    Royaume-Uni

    Failed installation of new IT system

    Failure by an IT systems installation expert to install a new IT system for a firm of solicitors that was 'fit for purpose'

    Royaume-Uni

    Failed software programme by IT programmer

    Failure by an IT programmer to provide a software programme which provided a contact management system for their client

    Royaume-Uni

    Negligence claims alleging incorrect coding of website shopping cart

    Claims for negligence where the Insured had failed to correctly code the shopping cart on a website used for the sale of the claimants' product, resulting in items being purchased for a quarter of the price

    Royaume-Uni

    Professional recruitment claims

    Advising on claims arising out of the supply of individuals to professional firms and companies, and representing a recruitment industry lobbying group

    Royaume-Uni

    Website created by IT website developer failing client's specifications

    Failure by an IT website developer to create a bespoke website in accordance with the specifications requested by the client

    Royaume-Uni

Our Lawyers team

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Kira Barrett

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Tom Bedford

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Scott Bertschi

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Laura Besvinick
Laura Besvinick

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Mark Beswetherick
Mark Beswetherick

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Anthony Brown
Anthony Brown

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Ben Brown
Ben Brown

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Clinton Cameron
Clinton Cameron

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Fergal Cathie
Fergal Cathie

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Wim Cilliers
Wim Cilliers

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Sarah Clover

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