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Neil Howes

Partner

What can I do for you

Neil is a partner at Mills & Reeve and has over 20 years' of dispute resolution experience. Neil is recognised as an expert in the field of professional negligence and he acts for a wide range of professionals and their insurers. His clients include major law firms, achitects, engineers, and professionals in the technology sector.

Supporting your ambitions

Neil's insight and expertise means that he is regularly instructed to handle high profile claims with significant reputational and financial implications for his clients. Facing a claim for negligence can be a hugely stressful and unsettling time for any professional. Neil works closely with his clients, and their insurers, to support them through every step of the process, combining expert legal advice with a reputation for finding innovative solutions to complex problems. Neil's recent experience includes helping the partners of a professional firm (and their insurers) resolve a multi-million pound claim where the firm had been wrongly accused of fraud.

What do others say

Ranked by both of the major legal directories in the UK,  Legal 500 has described Neil as "very easy to work with; he understands what clients are looking for" as well as highlighting his "excellent, commercial approach".

What else should you know

Neil is a qualified mediator which helps him see different perspectives when negotiating the resolution of claims and dealing with difficult opponents. He is also a regular speaker at legal and insurance market events. 

Away from work, Neil wastes much of his limited spare time following Nottingham Forest and going to music gigs.
 

What our clients say about us

  • I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.
  • They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.
  • All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.
  • I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Related sectors and services

  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Construction risks
  • Contract disputes
  • Corporate, commercial and finance
  • Health and care
  • Injunctions
  • Insurance
  • Insurance claims and disputes
  • Insurance in sport
  • Legal malpractice
  • Litigation and arbitration
  • Post M&A and breach of warranty disputes
  • Product liability
  • Shareholder disputes

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