John is a solicitor with over forty years’ experience of insurance and other commercial litigation, in both private practice and in-house. John has extensive experience in professional negligence claims including those against construction professionals, solicitors, barristers, insurance brokers, managing agents, accountants and surveyors. He also has expertise in disputes relating to professional indemnity insurance policies and in regulatory and disciplinary matters.

John’s career includes being a practice manager for a leading professional indemnity underwriting agency. In that role he managed claims handling and litigation under delegated authorities, drafted policy wordings and dealt with compliance issues. John qualified as a fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 1990 and a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute in 1999.