Event: PNLA Conference 2025 – The Ultimate Round Up III – Professional Negligence & Liability

We are delighted to host the PNLA Conference for the fourth consecutive year. Join us for ‘The Ultimate Round up III – Professional Negligence & Liability’ on Thursday 16th October here at Outer Temple Chambers, London.

You are invited to join James Counsell KC and Helen Pugh who will be speaking alongside a line up of fellow professional negligence experts throughout this full-day conference, followed by networking drinks.

Other speakers will include Paul Mitchell KC and Melody Hadfield (4 New Square Chambers), Piers Elliott (Henderson and Jones), Matthew Pascall (Temple Legal Protection), Thomas Pangbourne and Rachel Auld (Indemnity Law), Margaret Wright (Hawkins), Ben Leandro (Moore Kingston Smith), David Osborne (Fraser Dawbarns), Dominic Tucker (iDiscovery Solutions) and Katy Manley (PNLA President & BPE Solicitors LLP).

Topics of discussion will cover Professional Negligence Update, Solicitors Duties: How far Do They Extend, Purchasing Claims – Practice and Procedure, ATE Insurance Update, An Explanation of the Recent Archer Judgment, the Third Parties Act 2010, and how Claimant Lawyers can best position their Clients when making an Insurance-Backed Claim, The Forensic Architect’s Perspective, The Forensic Accountant’s Perspective, Tips and Traps – Third Parties Act 2010, Latest developments in eDiscovery, and many more.

The event will be chaired by Jayna Patel, Litigation Director at Cardium Law and PNLA South of England Representative. His Honour Judge Mark Pelling KC, in charge of the London Circuit Commercial Court will give a keynote address.

Agenda

Registration – 09:00am
Welcome and Keynote Address – 09:35am
Event – 10:00am
Closing Remarks – 04:55pm
Networking Drinks – 05:30pm

The full agenda of the conference can be found here.

Book your place

This is a ticket-only event, bookable through PNLA. Please visit their website to enquire about availability.

About the speakers

James Counsell KC acts for claimants in professional negligence claims against a wide variety of professionals, including accountants, solicitors, barristers, financial advisers, banks and surveyors. James acted (successfully) for the Claimants in the widely reported and commented upon case of Thomas v Triodos Bank [2017] EWHC 314 in which the court considered the extent of the duties owed by a bank to its customers when providing information about fixed interest rate loans.

Helen Pugh has extensive experience across the breadth of professional negligence actions including firms of solicitors, surveyors and valuers, insurance and other brokers or intermediaries, and accountants. Helen is regularly named in the Professional Negligence category of Legal 500 as a leading junior in this area “Helen has a fantastic grasp of the intricacies of professional negligence, and an approachable and understanding demeanour which helps to build a quick rapport with clients.”

To find out more about James or Helen, contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 for a confidential discussion.

News 23 Sep, 2025