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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  • 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

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Ben Brown
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