Case studies

We are advising insurers and a national firm of solicitors on the implications of bank failure following the collapse of various Icelandic banks
We defended a £7 million claim against a firm of solicitors for failing to advise on limitation in an underlying claim against a firm of surveyors for negligent valuation of key land
Following determination of the preliminary issue in Kajima UK Engineering Limited v Underwriter Insurance Co Ltd, Kajima sought recovery of over £4 million from their professional team. We acted for one of the project engineers.
We defended a claim against a barrister for compensation for loss of liberty by a convicted criminal whose sentence for supply of drugs was eventually quashed on appeal. The case raised novel issues of public policy and loss of opportunity to avoid conviction.
We are acting in defence of a claim by well-known house builders against an international firm of engineers who are pursuing substantial losses, allegedly arising from the construction of some 400 residential dwellings