Ranking tables
UK London (Firms) Professional Negligence
Band 1
Band 2
Mayer Brown International LLP
Taylor Wessing LLP- CMS
- DAC Beachcroft LLP
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Kennedys
Band 3
Hogan Lovells
Stephenson Harwood LLP
Withers LLP- DWF
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
Band 4
Browne Jacobson LLP- Edwin Coe LLP
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
Senior Statespeople
Michael Whitton Edwin Coe LLP
Sarah Clover Clyde & Co LLP- Simon GibsonKennedys
Eminent Practitioners
- Paul LewisHerbert Smith Freehills
Band 1
Nick Bird RPC
Richard Harrison Clyde & Co LLP- James A PollockSimmons & Simmons LLP
- Paul CastellaniKennedys
- William GlasseyHerbert Smith Freehills
Band 2
- Andrew Howell Taylor Wessing
James Roberts Clyde & Co LLP- Jim Oulton Mayer Brown International LLP
- Edward FossCMS
- John BennettDWF
- Simon BrooksEversheds Sutherland
Band 3
- Julian Randall Taylor Wessing
- Neil Davis Mills & Reeve LLP
- Liam O'ConnellDAC Beachcroft LLP
- Simon BeckwithWomble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
Band 4
David Niven Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP- David O'Brien Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
Ed Anderson Browne Jacobson LLP
Eleni Polycarpou Withers LLP- Quentin J Fox Weightmans
Robert Johnson Healys
Roger Franklin Edwin Coe LLP
Tim Constable Bates Wells- Isabel Nurse-MarshPinsent Masons
- Jonathan SachsBDB Pitmans LLP
- Tim BarrWomble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
Up and Coming
Band 1
1 Clyde & Co LLPProfessional Negligence2024 | Band 1 |Clyde & Co is strong across the board for professional negligence, with regular standout work defending claims in the financial services, legal, construction and insurance sectors. The team offers an international service to clients and attracts high praise from the market for its commercial approach. Its clients include leading law firms, large insurers and Big Four accountancy firms.
1 RPCProfessional Negligence2024 | Band 1 |RPC is a top-quality professional negligence group with strength and breadth across a variety of sectors. Its team members advise clients from the legal, financial services and construction industries, and its impressive client list includes most leading insurance companies. Clients benefit from the firm's wider reach, with the team able to offer cost-effective representations through its national offices as well as cross-border expertise because of its international reach.
Band 2
2 Mayer Brown International LLPProfessional Negligence2024 | Band 2 |Mayer Brown fields an impressive professional negligence team which utilises the firm's global footprint to handle major multi-jurisdictional disputes. The team demonstrates strength across a variety of sectors, with particular prowess in complex construction claims. Its client portfolio also includes legal professionals, real estate consultancies and large accountancy firms.2 Taylor Wessing LLPProfessional Negligence2024 | Band 2 |Taylor Wessing has a talented finance-focused professional negligence team adept at handling some of the largest and most complicated claims and regulatory investigations. It counts major accounting firms among its clients, with particular renown for high-level audit-related work. As well as advising defendant accountancy firms, the team is also capable of advising claimants.
Band 3
3 Hogan LovellsProfessional Negligence2024 | Band 3 |Hogan Lovells houses an experienced team with a diverse clientele that includes professional indemnity insurers, as well as law firms and accountancy firms. It is also known for its work on pension-related negligence matters. The team is able to leverage the firm's global network of offices to advise on cross-border disputes.3 Stephenson Harwood LLPProfessional Negligence2024 | Band 3 |Stephenson Harwood has a broad-based professional negligence practice which incorporates financial and legal services work. The team takes instructions from both claimants and defendants, and is well versed in the issues that they each face in sensitive disputes. It continues to advise in the arena of pensions-related professional negligence claims.3 Withers LLPProfessional Negligence2024 | Band 3 |Withers is 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 solicitors' firms in regard to claims made against them.
Band 4
4 Browne Jacobson LLPProfessional Negligence2024 | Band 4 |Browne Jacobson is recognised for its work on sensitive claims and insurance coverage issues related to barristers and solicitors. Its clientele includes a number of leading mutual and stock professional indemnity insurers.4 Edwin Coe LLPProfessional Negligence2024 | Band 4 |Edwin Coe has a highly specialised insurance litigation team that represents clients in claims against insurers. The team also advises brokers on policy coverage issues and compliance and assists clients with business interruption claims.4 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPProfessional Negligence2024 | Band 4 |Penningtons Manches Cooper is recognised for representing claimants in multiparty cases brought against various professionals, including solicitors and architects. The team is noted particularly for its expertise in handling property-related claims arising from investments and valuations. The firm is also well equipped to handle cross-border disputes.