Claire Haverfield
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Professional Negligence
Band 1
About
Provided by Claire Haverfield
Practice Areas
Claire is an experienced partner and helps businesses and individuals deal with and find effective resolutions to a wide range of disputes.
Her clients are both businesses and individuals who come to me for advice regarding commercial disputes, professional negligence claims, intellectual property, and disputes arising out of wills, inheritance and trusts.
Businesses of all sizes come to Claire for advice concerning contract disputes, warranty claims and IT disputes. She also advises clients on claims against solicitors or other professionals who have been negligent.
She has acted on behalf of clients in relation to intellectual property disputes concerning copyright, patents, trademarks, passing off, and breach of confidence.
She also advises private clients who have disputes arising out of wills, intestacy and trusts. In particular, she advises clients on claims against executors/trustees, will validity disputes and claims under the inheritance (provision for family and dependents) act 1975.
She provides businesses and individuals with plain speaking advice on the options available to them, advises them on the best way forward, and supports them throughout the process.
Chambers Review
UK
Claire Haverfield is recognised for advising businesses and individuals in professional negligence proceedings against financial advisers and solicitors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Claire is excellent - she's switched on, bright and focuses on the key issues in a case. I always recommend her."
"Claire is excellent - she's switched on, bright and focuses on the key issues in a case. I always recommend her."