Professional negligence

Our global team of professional negligence lawyers advise, act on and defend a range of high-value domestic, international and cross-border professional indemnity and liability disputes across key industries worldwide. Providing sound legal advice on potential breaches in the duty of care between professionals and their clients, we represent insurers, auditors, accountants, surveyors, solicitors, brokers, trustees, directors and officers, offshore financial and corporate service providers, medical suppliers and practitioners.

We are a ‘go-to’ firm for complex professional liability claims within the financial institutions and financial services sectors, including insurance, where we partner with clients who are leaders in the industry. We represent professional liability insurance funds, as well as the professional firms themselves. Among other clients, we regularly advise and defend the ‘Big Four’ accounting firms and have particular strength in professional liability claims arising out of debt capital market transactions.