Scott Allen

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

15 Years Ranked

Band 5

Professional Discipline

London (Bar)

2 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Scott Allen

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Professional liability claims and disciplinary proceedings involving accountants and auditors, administrators, construction professionals (including acoustic engineers, architects, structural engineers, quantity surveyors) directors, financial entities and professionals, insurance brokers, lawyers and tax advisers. General commercial litigation (including arbitration), construction litigation, insurance advice and litigation.

Career

Called in 2000.

Professional Memberships

Professional Negligence Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association, London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association, Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers.

Publications

Contributor to ‘Human Rights in Civil Practice’, Assistant Editor of Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability (authoring chapter on Patent Agents).

Personal

BA Hons (Oxon).

Devoted father of identical twin boys, and an avid lover of all things sporting (especially football, tennis, snowboarding and surfing).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Scott Allen is an experienced barrister who is instructed in cases featuring a diverse selection of professionals, including solicitors, valuers and receivers. He has appeared in a number of high-profile and precedent-setting cases.

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Professional Discipline - London (Bar)

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Scott Allen has strong experience covering disciplinary proceedings of the SRA in particular, as well as the FRC, ICAEW and other bodies. He has been involved in a number of high-profile cases in the legal and financial regulatory fields.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Scott's drafting is a dream. He always comes to mind when I need a really technical barrister but someone who is also very approachable and human.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

Scott is a pleasure to work with and gets on very well with clients.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

He is highly approachable, easy to work with and highly specialised.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK-Bar

Scott is confident and great at strategy. He is excellent across solicitors', accountants' and tax advisers' regulation.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK-Bar

Scott's drafting is a dream. He always comes to mind when I need a really technical barrister but someone who is also very approachable and human.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

Scott is a pleasure to work with and gets on very well with clients.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK-Bar

He is highly approachable, easy to work with and highly specialised.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK-Bar

Scott is confident and great at strategy. He is excellent across solicitors', accountants' and tax advisers' regulation.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK-Bar

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Band 1

Scott Allen

UK Bar Guide 2025

Professional Negligence + 1 more ranking

About

Practice Areas

Career

Professional Memberships

Publications

Personal

Chambers Review

UK-Bar

Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Professional Discipline - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Strengths

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London (Bar)

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