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Will Sefton

Will Sefton

UK 2026

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DAC Beachcroft LLP
 DAC Beachcroft LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Professional Negligence: Mainly Defendant

South West

7 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Will is a Partner and head of RPC's Lawyers Liability and Regulatory group.

Will is an expert in professional and financial risk, professional liability, and regulations that affect law firms and lawyers. Will and his team act on behalf of law firms, insurance brokers, company directors, and a wide range of professionals. He also advises liability insurers on policy coverage. He has extensive experience defending claims of all sizes, ranging from multi-million-pound group litigations in the High Court to smaller individual claims under £50,000. In 2012, he became one of the founding Partners of RPC’s Bristol office.

Career

Will qualified in 2002 at Clifford Chance and became a partner at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP in 2011. He was one of the founding partners of the RPC Bristol office in January 2012.

Publications

Editor of RPC's monthly newsletter on law firm risk, Lawyers Covered

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Professional Negligence: Mainly Defendant - South West

Band 2
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Will Sefton defends claims for insurers and their insureds, with a particular focus on cases involving allegations of negligence against solicitors and directors.
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Strengths

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  • Will Sefton is always willing to assist and will give honest and practical advice while taking a wide range of issues into account.

    Professional Negligence: Mainly DefendantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • Will has a real knack for quickly identifying the key issues in a claim and adopting a practical strategy to address them.

    Professional Negligence: Mainly DefendantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • Will is a fantastic professional indemnity lawyer who is very hard-working and has an encyclopedic knowledge of all matters relating to solicitors' negligence work.

    Professional Negligence: Mainly DefendantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • Will Sefton combines excellent technical knowledge with great people skills.

    Professional Negligence: Mainly DefendantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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