Ranked in the top band by both Chambers Legal Guide and the
Legal 500, we act for many insurers, underwriters and brokers in
the Lloyd's market including RSA, Norwich Union, Zurich, Hiscox,
Markel and Canopius. We also receive instructions directly from
professionals. Although we act in a large number of
high value cases we do our best to make sure that neither the
claims nor our clients make the headlines.
We are also standing advisers to the Royal Incorporation of
Architects in Scotland and the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors, and are panel solicitors for the Law Society of
Scotland. In addition to our strong Scottish presence the team
regularly meets and advises clients from our London office.
As professional regulation and disciplinary procedures tighten,
we are well placed to advise, support and represent. Our
professional indemnity unit liaises closely with our employment
unit to provide a seamless service from internal disciplinary
procedures to regulatory investigations and hearings. We support
professionals in their particular regulatory context, be that the
Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ombudsman Services, the GMC or
many others. We are members of the Association of Regulatory and
Disciplinary Lawyers.
Ethos
We recognise that any claim of this nature is sensitive and very
important to the professional. We strive to identify the
strengths, weaknesses and commercial sensitivities of each
case, and at the outset provide clear, reasoned advice and
recommendations. Throughout the case we do all we can to
reduce the impact of a claim upon a professional's business and to
resolve the dispute as quickly, efficiently and economically as
possible whether it is through adjudication, arbitration, mediation
- or ultimately litigation.
Experience