Professional Negligence
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Provided by Withers LLP
Withers' long-established professional negligence practice stands out as being one of the few practices to both pursue and defend professional negligence claims. This unique and versatile combination of acting for both sides enables the team to take a holistic and strategic view of disputes, making us particularly skilled at handling disputes in this area.
The team advises clients with claims against insured parties, particularly solicitors, valuers, accountants, tax advisors, engineers and investment advisors, as well as acting as trusted advisors to global insurance companies. We also are particularly well-known for our expertise in advising barristers on behalf of their insurers, through our long-standing relationship with Bar Mutual, covering a wide range of areas including family, pensions, tax, judicial review, aviation, real estate, planning, wills/trusts and litigation advice professional standards.
Chambers Review
Withers has a well-regarded team which frequently acts for legal professionals involved in negligence claims, with a focus on advising barristers and the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund. The team also advises claimants making claims against solicitors' firms.
Work Highlights
- Withers represented the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund and barrister Lawrence Power in a professional negligence claim brought against Power by a former client alleging several duty of care breaches.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Withers team is brilliant."
"Everyone in the team is impeccably trained and gets things right, however small. It's a really impressive team that the firm has."
"The Withers team is brilliant."
"Everyone in the team is impeccably trained and gets things right, however small. It's a really impressive team that the firm has."
Notable Practitioners
Eleni Polycarpou co-leads the professional negligence team at Withers. She is particularly active in the legal negligence space, advising both claimants and defendants and their insurers. She also has experience handling claims relating to alleged tax negligence.
"Eleni has got excellent client care skills. She is a wonderful person to work with due to her very wide experience."
"Eleni is proactive, careful and hard-working. She's determined and never gives an unnecessary inch."
Caroline Thompson is particularly experienced in bringing professional negligence claims against legal and financial services professionals.
"Caroline is an excellent lawyer and is very easy to work with."
"Caroline is a very effective and courteous litigator."
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