Your challenges
You may be facing a raft of claims instigated by a bank or other lending institution. You may need representation or advice to cover regulatory investigations or disciplinary proceedings. There may be coverage issues, or issues of prejudice or disputes with other insurers about when a matter was notified. There may be other insurers of other professionals involved in a multi-party dispute. Among all this, there will be a legal practice or chambers to manage and develop, reputations to protect and commercial interests to secure and maintain.
You will want the comfort of a team of lawyers who understand legal practice in all its forms, able to draw on their knowledge of different legal practice areas and combine this with a professional indemnity legal team known for its national spread and outstanding client service. You need intelligent, articulate and motivated people to engage with all parties to a dispute and achieve an outcome that meets your business, commercial and professional objectives.
Achieving your ambitions
With 25 years’ experience of acting for the legal profession and its insurers, our insurance group sits within a nationally based practice of excellent lawyers operating across a range of legal disciplines. Complementing our thorough understanding of the professional indemnity market, our lawyers are experts in the legal areas from which claims can emanate. This includes commercial, corporate, dispute resolution, private client and real estate law. Our specialists in all these legal disciplines can get involved at an early stage to resolve, or mitigate the effects of, any problems you may encounter.
With increased regulation of the legal profession, we can help you to deal with regulatory and professional bodies, offering practical and effective advice.
The strength you need
We work as an integral part of your team. Our excellent insurance lawyers work together from offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Norwich, enhancing your service provision and reputation by:
- Adopting a commercial approach
- Maintaining good working relationships
- Ensuring the maintenance of respect and trust between parties
- Demonstrating fairness and reasonableness
- Providing a service that will stand any degree of scrutiny
Lawyers you can trust
Acting for around 40 Lloyds and London market insurers and reinsurers we are rightly applauded by the legal directories for the quality of our service provision to clients and cost effectiveness of our output. We aim to be more than lawyers advising clients on a dispute – we are also trusted business advisers with tried and tested resources at your disposal.