About

Provided by Clyde & Co LLP

Our leading professional services team specialises in professional liability matters and defends claims of alleged professional negligence against a wide variety of professionals including lawyers, accountants, architects, surveyors, company directors, finance and insurance brokers and healthcare professionals.

We support professional services firms and networks of all sizes. Our focus on each of the major professions enables us to understand the commercial, reputational and regulatory pressures each client faces, and to provide targeted risk management and other advice.

Our team has extensive experience of handling regulatory, disciplinary and investigatory proceedings on behalf of all professions. Our lawyers are adept at guiding clients through the particular challenges presented by parallel civil and disciplinary proceedings, including those which involve multiple jurisdictions.

Chambers Review

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Professional Negligence: Mainly Defendant - Midlands

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Clyde & Co has a noteworthy professional negligence team that regularly defends a range of individuals, including solicitors, property agents and those in the finance industry. The firm has particular experience in matters concerning fraud, and its client base includes several large insurance companies. The Birmingham team is regularly instructed on mandates relating to mortgages and tax mitigation schemes.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Julian Smart
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Julian Smart
2
Band 2
Julian Smart is a partner based in Clyde & Co's Birmingham office. He regularly defends claims against accountants, solicitors and financial advisers.

I’m delighted with the level of service Julian provides. His knowledge and availability have been first class.

Julian is a great guy who gives me a lot of confidence and assurance.

Julian has been really helpful and is always at the end of the phone when needed.

Julian Smart has deep experience, is exceptionally responsive and delivers excellent and pragmatic advice.

Julian is a very good lawyer and a very nice person who is easy to get on with and work with.

Alison Siniver
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Alison Siniver
3
Band 3

Alison Siniver is a Birmingham-based professional negligence solicitor who specialises in defending claims brought against solicitors, insurance brokers and those in the finance industry.

Alison's quality of work is outstanding.

She always demonstrates a deep understanding of the complexities of any case she is handling and is empathetic with the client while providing clear and practical advice.

Allison Siniver is a sophisticated negotiator with strong commercial awareness and an excellent understanding of the legal strengths and weaknesses of the parties' respective positions.

She is always attentive and gives clear and concise advice to both us and our insureds.

Ranked Lawyers at
Clyde & Co LLP

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Midlands

Professional Negligence: Mainly Defendant

Julian Smart
2
Julian Smart
2
Band 2
Alison Siniver
3
Alison Siniver
3
Band 3

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