We are experts in professional indemnity. With almost 40 years’ experience and one of the largest professional indemnity teams in the UK, we provide a strong and dedicated service for the full range of professional disciplines and their professional indemnity insurers. We focus on finding a swift and commercial resolution to claims, whilst protecting our clients’ reputations.
In the UK, more than 50 partners and 80 solicitors specialise in professional indemnity, across our offices in London, Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester and Taunton. Our global reach extends to all of our international offices.
Our specialist claims handling unit acts for insurers, as well as managing claims for professional firms and consultancies which choose to outsource this function.
We act for more than 50 insurers in advising on coverage and/or the defence of claims across a wide range of professions, including:
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Accountants and auditors
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Actuaries
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Advertising and media consultants
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Architects and designers
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Banks, other financial institutions, trustees, custodians and asset managers
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Barristers
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Contractors and engineers - civil, structural, mechanical and engineering and geotechnical
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Financial advisers and intermediaries
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Insurance and reinsurance brokers
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IT and multi-media consultants - including hardware and software designers
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Local and education authorities
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Loss adjusters
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Mortgage brokers
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Project managers and quantity surveyors
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Recruitment consultants
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Solicitors
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Stockbrokers
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Surveyors, valuers and estate agents
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Universities and colleges
Work highlights
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Advising on coverage on numerous financial institutions’, accountants’, construction and solicitors’ policies. Issues include single year notice issues through to complex multi-party, multi-layer, multi-year disputes about notice, aggregation, the operation of exclusions and the scope of cover for claims and costs, arising from subjects such as Madoff, tax schemes, mortgage fraud and Wembley.
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Defending a major firm of accountants against multiple claims arising from tax arrangements and schemes as well as defending multi-million pound claims brought against auditors.
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Advising and defending well-known property consultants on the alleged overvaluation of commercial properties and developments.
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Defending architects against multi-million pound claims arising from alleged defects in a substantial residential development.
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Defending solicitors and valuers against numerous claims brought by financial institutions arising from property transactions following the credit crunch.