Professional Negligence Claims Experience

Acted in a £3.6m professional negligence claim against solicitors in relation to advice given on a tax scheme which was subsequently challenged by HMRC and found to be abusive by the GAAR Advisory Panel.

Acted in a £75,000 professional negligence claim against employment law solicitors who had failed to properly assess the merits of a claim for unfair dismissal and who had caused that claim to become struck out.

Acted in a £650,000 professional negligence claim against insurance brokers after cover for a fire at industrial premises was found to be excluded under the terms and conditions of the policy.

Acted in a £400,000 professional negligence claim against a veterinary surgeon who failed to identify and report on radiographic abnormalities as part of a pre-purchase examination of a show jumping horse.

Acted in a £200,000 professional negligence claim against insurance brokers after an insurance claim was rejected and cover avoided following a burglary at a holiday home in France.

Acted in a £2.2 million professional negligence claim against monitoring surveyors for failing to identify cost overruns during the course of construction of a substantial residential development in the North East.

Acted in a £250,000 professional negligence claim against a printed circuit board designer following the failure of the engine control units (for the motor racing industry) into which the boards were placed and the consequential loss of business.

Acted in a £6.3 million professional negligence claim for an international bank against a national firm of surveyors in connection with the financing of the acquisition of a famous London bar and restaurant.

Acted in a £4 million professional negligence claim against surveyors on behalf of large financial institution in relation to the valuation of a substantial residential property for refinancing and which involved potential issues of fraud.

Acted in a £2.5 million professional negligence claim against solicitors for failing to identify overage obligations in connection with the acquisition and refinance of property for a substantial residential development.

Acted in a £130,000 professional negligence claim against solicitors in relation to various conveyancing errors that were made on the purchase of development land and also on the subsequent sale of residential plots.

Acted in a £2.1 million professional negligence claim against insurance brokers after policy cover was avoided on the grounds of breach of warranty and material non-disclosure following a hotel fire.

Acted in a £160,000 professional negligence claim against financial advisers following the loss of income and capital expected from a private investment portfolio.

Acted in a £2.4 million professional negligence claim against accountants following an audit that failed to identify and report fraud committed by a managing director.

Acted in a £95,000 professional negligence claim against litigation solicitors and a barrister after legal proceedings were issued which were time-barred and which had to be abandoned at considerable cost.

Acted in a £2.2 million professional negligence claim against insurance brokers following an industrial fire at a large car repair workshop after insurance cover had been declined for material non-disclosure.

Acted in a £350,000 professional negligence claim against surveyors arising from a failure to correctly value residential property.

Acted in a £10.4 million professional negligence claim against project managers following the redevelopment of an exclusive country house hotel.

Acted in a £350,000 professional negligence claim against solicitors in connection with the purchase of a commercial garage for development purposes.

Acted in a £3 million professional negligence claim against structural engineers following the demolition of property after a gas explosion and fire.

Acted in a £10.5 million professional negligence claim against accountants and solicitors in connection with the loss of tax relief available on an investment intended to be made under the Enterprise Investment Scheme.

Acted in a £3 million professional negligence claim against solicitors and surveyors in connection with the re-financing arrangements for a holiday park in East Anglia which suffered from coastal erosion.

Acted in a £1.5 million professional negligence claim against financial advisers, accountants and solicitors in relation to erroneous pension advice given about the application of the Lifetime Allowance.

Acted in a £650,000 professional negligence claim against insurance brokers after policy cover was avoided for misrepresentation of material facts following a serious fire at commercial laundry premises.

Acted in a £5 million professional negligence claim against a well-known firm of chartered surveyors in relation to the valuation of a substantial property development in South London.

Acted in a £150,000 professional negligence claim against conveyancing solicitors arising from a boundary dispute following infill residential development.

Acted on a £650,000 professional negligence claim against auditors who failed to discover theft and cheque fraud committed by a dishonest employee over a number of years.

Acted in a £70,000 professional negligence claim against conveyancing solicitors and estate agents following the sale of commercial retail premises that had been subject in part to an election for VAT, which was not accounted for in the sale price achieved.

Acted in a £400,000 professional negligence claim against insurance brokers after home insurance policy cover was avoided for non-compliance with policy endorsements following a substantial fire.

Acted in a £75,000 professional negligence claim against solicitors after conveyancing errors caused the vendor of an exclusive London flat to lose a sale opportunity.

Acted in a £350,000 professional negligence claim against insurance brokers who failed to arrange suitable professional indemnity insurance cover which met the demands and needs of its professional client.

Acted in a £1.85 million professional negligence claim against conveyancing solicitors after various legal problems arose following the purchase of land for a residential development scheme.

Acted in a £180,000 professional negligence claim against litigation solicitors who failed to obtain the appropriate charge against residential property as security for a judgment debt.

Acted in a £32 million professional negligence claim against solicitors following the failure of the Company Voluntary Arrangement of a well-known fashion house.

Acted in a £215,000 professional negligence claim against chartered surveyors who failed to report structural and other defects to the purchaser of a residential property.

Acted in a £50,000 professional negligence claim against insurance brokers who failed to disclose material information about the policyholder’s business to employer’s liability insurers, who consequently declined cover for an employee’s personal injury claim.

Acted in a £1.5 million professional negligence claim against accountants where a litany of errors were made in relation to both VAT and CIS returns, which in turn prompted investigations by HMRC and an appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal Tax Chamber.

Acted in a £400,000 professional negligence claim against solicitors who failed to correctly draft an asset purchase agreement and debenture agreement, which in turn prevented the vendor from exercising its security upon the occurrence of a default by the purchaser.

Acted in a £70,000 professional negligence claim against building contractors in connection with the installation of passive fire stopping mechanisms at a residential care home facility.

Acted in a £1 million professional negligence claim against health and safety consultants in relation to the auditing of health and safety risks at a prestigious office building following the death of a young child.

Acted in a £155,000 professional negligence claim against an agronomist after erroneous advice about crop rotation cycles and the application of insecticide resulted in the failure of a substantial carrot crop.

Acted in a £1.4 million professional negligence claim against a surveyor in relation to the valuation of a dairy farm for a tertiary lender.

Acted in a £850,000 professional negligence claim against insurance brokers in connection with advice given in respect of a business interruption insurance policy which failed to cover the losses arising from a warehouse fire.

Acted in a £135,000 professional negligence claim against building contractors in connection with structural defects discovered after redevelopment works had been undertaken to a commercial property.

Acted in a £150,000 professional negligence claim against insurance brokers who failed to disclose material facts relating to a building insurance policy for a precision engineering workshop that was damaged by fire.

Acted in a £1.8 million professional negligence claim against solicitors arising from the mis-drafting of rent provisions in a commercial lease for a golf course.

Acted in a £500,000 professional negligence claim against accountants arising from the excessive distribution of estate monies under a lasting power of attorney.

Acted in a £250,000 professional negligence claim against a financial adviser (in administration) and its professional indemnity insurer under the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010, in connection with erroneous pension investment advice.