Professional Negligence

The DAC Beachcroft Professional Negligence team in the North East & Yorkshire is by far the largest in the region, with its specialist lawyers working together across two key locations – Leeds and Newcastle.

The group is the recognised market leader in a number of specialist areas including:

Solicitors: with a pedigree dated back to the mutual, we maintain our reputation as the market leader for solicitors PI work in the North East & Yorkshire region.

Property Professionals: we act for many of the UK's top 10 national and international property consultants, the UK's largest estate agency and property services group, and many of the largest regional surveying and lettings companies.

Financial Institutions: specialists within the group act in claims against accountants, IFA's, auditors, tax advisors and other various other financial lines intermediaries.

Insurance Brokers: increasing number of high value/high profile instructions being secured from the insurance sector.

Construction: a dedicated team of specialists advisers contractors, professional and their insurers on substantial and complex pre-action and litigation work, often in multi-party disputes.

Coverage disputes: members of the group are increasingly called upon to advise on dispute arising out of professional indemnity, property damage, business interruption and D&O claims.

Policy Wording: specialists within the team review and draft a wide range of insurance products used extensively within the London insurance market.