LAWYER PROFILE
William Glassey

William Glassey

UK 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

- Professional negligence

- Pensions and pensions litigation

- Insurance disputes

- Litigation and dispute resolution

- Commercial litigation

Career

Will is a partner based in our London office. William is a commercial litigator who focuses on professional negligence claims. He has a particular emphasis on handling claims against solicitors, barristers, pensions actuaries, insurance brokers and property professionals. The subject matter of the claims in which he is instructed is diverse, but he has a particular focus on claims arising from transactions, including corporate, commercial, real estate and finance transactions, and he has extensive experience in claims arising from pensions, tax, litigation and insurance issues. In addition, Will represents professional firms and individual professionals in regulatory investigations and disciplinary proceedings: he has handled matters before the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, the ICAEW, the Serious Fraud Office, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the FCA, and the Takeover Panel. He also advises both insurers and policyholders on insurance coverage issues arising under professional indemnity policies. He has conducted disputes (including several leading reported cases) concerning all of the issues which typically arise under professional indemnity policies including notification and attachment, aggregation, dishonesty (conduct) exclusions, cyber coverage, fee and trading debt exclusions, and coverage for fines and penalties. Those disputes are conducted both in court and in arbitrations. He also represents insurers and reinsurers in reinsurance coverage disputes. Will studied at the University of Auckland (LLB (Hons)) and was an associate in the firm’s legacy Disputes team in London. Prior to re-joining the firm in 2021, Will was Head of Insurance Disputes in London and Global co-Head of Insurance at another international city law firm.

For additional information on Will’s professional background, please visit: https://www.hsfkramer.com/our-people/w/will-glassey

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Professional Negligence - London (Firms)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
William Glassey's expertise covers breach of contract and liability claims, with a particular focus on defending international firms and barristers, as well as their insurers.

Professional Discipline - UK-wide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

William Glassey has extensive experience representing firms and individuals facing regulatory investigations and disciplinary actions. This experience extends to handling matters before the SRA, SDT and FCA.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • William Glassey is outstanding, he is a real talent.

    Professional NegligenceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • William is a gem. He’s smart, experienced, sensible and a pleasure to deal with.

    Professional NegligenceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • William Glassey is excellent on financial cases, including tax cases. He's fantastic.

    Professional NegligenceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • William Glassey is very good tactically and is very proactive.

    Professional DisciplineChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Will is an excellent lawyer. He is extremely knowledgeable, provides sound advice and is extremely responsive.

    Professional DisciplineChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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London (Firms)

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