We have decades of experience defending professional negligence claims in the UK and around the globe against a very wide range of professionals whether in litigation, arbitration or adjudication. Early assessment of the merits of any claim and of the possibility of commercial resolution are at the heart of our approach. We give our clients early and frank advice as to whether settlement consideration is appropriate and, if so, we shall seek to explore that through negotiation, mediation, conciliation, expert determination or other forms of ADR. That said we recognise that not all claims should be settled: we are not afraid to advise you when there is a good case to fight or any instance where the claimant is being unreasonable or there is a matter of principle or precedent at stake.

In all cases we work closely to agree an overall resolution strategy with, as appropriate, our professional client, its insurer and its broker. We understand that for the former, reputation is its most valuable asset and maintaining that reputation is always a vital component of such strategy. At all stages we make sure all options for cost protection are properly reviewed and we provide our best estimates as early as possible as to likely outcome for defence cost spend and other exposure in the form of reserve recommendations.

The large number of claims we have defended against the more traditional professions has led to the creation of even more specialised teams in those areas within the overall professional indemnity team; however, our professional indemnity experience also includes defending many claims in more unusual and emerging professional sectors such as employment agencies, football agents, marketing consultants, management consultants, auctioneers and other miscellaneous risks.