Clare Howard

Risk & Compliance Solicitor/LST Manager

Norwich
+(44)(0)1603 693251
+(44)(0)7825 311789
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Clare is an insurance lawyer with over 30 years' experience in defending other professionals against claims. This has given her a very broad base of experience in this fascinating area of insurance law, which she will use to good effect in her new role with M&R's Risk team. Clare also manages the firm's Litigation Services Team, which provides litigation support to the Insurance Disputes and RPCD NSLs.

What can Clare do for you?

Clare is an insurance lawyer who has been resolving claims on behalf of other professionals for more than 20 years, now working with Risk & Compliance.

What do others say?

"Thorough, efficient" principal associate Clare Howard attracts praise for her "clear and robust advice". (Legal 500, 2017)
"We could not have hoped for a better outcome in what, for us, was a very sizeable claim." (an insured lawyer, 2018)
"Thorough, pragmatic...excellent" (an insured lawyer, 2018)

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Relief for Multiple Dwelling Relief claims

“Multiple Dwelling Relief” claims have become a significant issue for a number of law firms with conveyancing practices. We look at a recent decision of the First Tier Tribunal which adds to the potential arguments in response to these claims.

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Costs and conduct in contentious probate cases

The courts have always been willing to consider costs in probate claims as a special case which can justify a different outcome, but as with costs in other areas, conduct is a significant factor.

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Ground Rent Claims – the Government reacts

The situation in relation to claims arising from leasehold properties has become an increasingly topical issue, with some owners of leasehold properties reporting that their homes are effectively unmortgageable and unsaleable, and frequent claims against conveyancers for poor advice when acting for buyers.

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SDLT and potential claims against conveyancers

Conveyancers are at a little-known risk of claims relating to the amount of Stamp Duty Land Tax payable on a transaction involving more than one dwelling. The risk is mainly confined to transactions between 19 July 2011 and 1 April 2016, but can involve claims for tens of thousands of pounds. We explain why.

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It’s a privilege, or is it…?

We summarise where the law stands on legal advice privilege, which has been a serious cause for concern among the profession.

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Two for one - Tiuta and BPE

A reflective look at the Supreme Court decisions in Tiuta and BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland .

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6 min read

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The Ground Rent Trilogy – a moral compass of our time?

“Unfair leasehold practices,” such as doubling ground rents for new build leasehold homes have recently been the subject of much criticism, both in the media and politically. What, if anything, are the likely implications for conveyancers and their professional indemnity insurers?

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7 min read

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Insurance Act 2015: good news or bad?

We take a look at the way these changes are going to affect insureds.

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Knot my problem? Surveyors and the curse of Japanese knotweed

We review the obligations on surveyors with regard to Japanese knotweed when carrying out residential property inspections.

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Fine margins

The Court of Appeal had the opportunity in November 2015 to review the issues of margin of error and negligence in the context of a large commercial valuation. We examine the decision.

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