Professional Negligence

Our multi-disciplinary approach gives us unrivalled knowledge and expertise in disputes concerning a wide variety of professions. We regularly act both for and against professionals in a wide range of regulated industries including:

• Accountants
• Actuaries
• Administrators and administrator receivers
• Architects
• Auditors
• Bankers and financial intermediaries
• Barristers
• Insurance intermediaries
• Liquidators
• Pension advisers
• Receivers and managers
• Solicitors
• Surveyors
• Tax advisers

Members of Outer Temple have been involved in, and continue to be involved in, some of the most significant cases in this field including :

• A and B v C, D and E [2020] EWCA Civ 409: Court of Appeal holds that third parties can be compelled to give evidence in support of foreign seated arbitration under s.44(2)(a) of the Arbitration Act 1996
• Gosden v Halliwell Landau [2020] EWCA Civ 42 – a Court of Appeal decision on loss of chance arising in the context of an estate-planning scheme and a solicitors’ firms’ failure to register a restriction on the Land Register ,
• Symrise AG & anr v Baker & McKenzie & anr [2015] EWHC 912 (Comm) – a substantial commercial court action arising out of a multi-jurisdictional debt push-down and related Mexican tax advice
• Briggs v Aon & ors – teams from Outer Chambers [represented or are representing] 3 of the 4 parties in this case, the biggest professional negligence case in the pensions sector for over a decade
• X v Y – ongoing case against former administrators at one of the ‘Big Four’ for a breach of statutory duty
• James, Mewse, Stoiles and Briggs v Deansgate 123 plc; Multi-party claim alleging under-settlement of historic abuse cases
• Capital Cranfield Trustees v Pinsent Curtis
• Harland & Wolff Pension Trustees v Aon Consulting Financial Services
• Thomas v Triodos Bank [2017] EWHC 314
• Bayley v George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
• Motor Industry Pension Plan
• Ceredigion Recycling and Furniture Team v Pope & Others
• Rollins & Sons Pension Scheme v Price Bailey & Aviva & Others
• Mark Reynolds (as liquidator of CSB123 Ltd) v Caroline Stanbury [2021] EWHC 2506 (Ch)  – successful defence of claim by liquidator against director for alleged negligence and breaches of duty

The team boasts a number of members ranked in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. More details can be found on our member profile pages.

Our professional liability barristers have a strong track record of successfully negotiating settlements, including at mediations and other without prejudice settings, and accept instructions in all forms of ADR.

We offer mediation, arbitration, and early neutral evaluation (ENE) where we provide an impartial assessment of the merits of your case before legal proceedings.

Various members are qualified to practice in other jurisdictions including USA, Ireland, the Middle East and Australia.