Clyde & Co’s Newcastle team provides specialist professional indemnity advice to insurers, insured professionals, and insurance brokers, acting across a broad spectrum of claims from low to high value. The practice defends professionals including solicitors, accountants, financial advisers, and property agents, drawing on deep local expertise and national resources. Anthony Brown leads the Newcastle team from his base in Manchester and is particularly noted for his work defending solicitors and accountants. The team forms part of the firm’s wider professional and financial disputes practice, ensuring a cohesive and comprehensive service across all levels of claim complexity.

Weightmans continues to work on high-profile and high-value professional negligence work, complemented by a growing property damage practice and a strong focus on directors and officers matters. The team is trusted by financial lines and London market insurers for defence, coverage and monitoring advice and often undertakes complex, multi-party litigation. Richard Palmer leads the team and is well supported by Anne-Marie Knight, who has deep expertise in defending claims against a range of professionals, while Amy Nesbitt acts for insurers, local authorities and commercial clients. Tom Thurlow is noted for handling complex construction negligence disputes, especially cladding and façade claims.