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Professional Negligence

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Guildhall Chambers
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3PB
St John’s Chambers

Leading Silks

Hugh Sims KC – Guildhall Chambers 'Hugh has great knowledge and an ability to process large amounts of information and form a view on matters quickly and accurately. He is brilliant on his feet and a calming influence on all parties.’

Leading Juniors

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John Dickinson – St John’s Chambers ‘John is exceptionally good on details and has a frightfully good head for figures. He can be a silent assassin.’
Jay Jagasia – Guildhall Chambers ‘Jay’s drafting is fantastic. He has the ability to digest swathes of documents within a short period of time, under pressure. His understanding and knowledge of the law is stellar.’
James Pearce-Smith – St John’s Chambers ‘James is thorough and meticulous. His grasp of the law is excellent and his advice is always practical.  He is reliable, good with clients and a safe pair of hands.’
Richard Whitehouse – 3PB ‘Richard is a very capable barrister, who drills down into the detail to distill clear and simple advice for clients in even the most complex and high-value professional negligence disputes. Richard has a talent for getting to the nub of a case quickly, and providing excellent advice both in conference and in writing.’
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Holly Doyle – Guildhall Chambers ‘Holly has fantastic attention to detail. She is able to absorb very large amounts of papers and distil out the key evidence and issue into really helpful and user-friendly drafting. Her advice is insightful and to the point. Holly is also very approachable and easy to work with.’
Christopher Edwards – 3PB ‘Chris has a very good eye for detail and is a very able and tenacious advocate. He is also very approachable with clients and easy to work with.’
Joss Knight – St John’s Chambers
Oliver Manley – Guildhall Chambers 'Oliver's advice manages to have sufficient breadth to demonstrate a clear understanding of the issues, whilst also being able to provide it in such a way that a lay client can easily understand it. He is also efficient and effective as a barrister.'
Alexander Whatley – 3PB
James Wibberley – Guildhall Chambers ‘James is a superb advocate. He is particularly adept at explaining complex points to the court in a persuasive manner. He knows when to press a point and is very strategic in his approach.’

Professional negligence in Regional Bar

Guildhall Chambers


Guildhall Chambers ‘is well ahead of the rest of the Bristol market for professional negligence work and competes with the leading London sets’. Hugh Sims KC regularly handles claims against solicitors, surveyors, accountants, financial advisers, and construction professionals. James Wibberley focuses on professional negligence claims in the context of construction and litigation funding disputes. Jay Jagasia has a strong track record acting in relation to claims involving solicitors, valuers, and financial services professionals, including in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Sims and Jagasia recently appeared for the claimants in the Court of Appeal case KVB Consultants Ltd v Kession Capital Ltd, which concerned failed property investment schemes and is particularly significant for clarifying the scope of a principal’s responsibility for the acts and omissions of its appointed representative.

Les références

‘Steve Arnold is fantastic and will have a solution to any problem. Joe Stayte is also a reliable set of hands who will go out of his way to help.’

‘The clerks are great. Steve Arnold is a go-to who always has the answer to any question.’

‘The clerks are easy to reach, flexible and commercial. Fee administration is prompt and helpful.’

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3PB


3PB is widely praised as a ‘solid set of chambers for professional negligence work’. Richard Whitehouse’s varied practice sees him handle claims against solicitors, barristers, surveyors, architects, accountants, and brokers. Christopher Edwards has considerable experience in professional indemnity matters, specifically in relation to solicitors, surveyors, and architects. Alexander Whatley regularly acts in claims involving solicitors, surveyors, accountants, and financial advisers on behalf of both claimants and defendants.

Les références

‘The 3PB clerks are always exceptionally helpful and readily available. In the civil team, the formidable David Fielder leads the team and delivers an excellent service for clients, and is supported by the particularly capable Joe Townsend – who delivers an exceptional service.’

‘Mark Heath is very much on the ball. His responsiveness is off the scale. He is one of the best clerks in the industry.’

‘3PB is a strong multi-disciplinary chambers with excellent bench strength and a robust reputation across the many facets of its practice.’

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St John's Chambers


St John’s Chambers continues to host several barristers with considerable professional negligence expertise. James Pearce-Smith has a strong track record handling claims against solicitors, surveyors, architects, and other professionals; he recently represented a claimant developer in a claim concerning the design of a surface water scheme for a development in the Somerset Levels. John Dickinson, in part leveraging experience from his previous career as a Chartered Accountant, has experience in claims involving solicitors, accountants, and financial advisers. Joss Knight is especially experienced when it comes to claims against solicitors and construction professionals.

Les références

‘An excellent clerking team.’

‘The team at St John’s is effective and quick to respond.’

‘An excellent clerking team, which makes life easier for instructing solicitors.’

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