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Bond Pearce LLP acts for an impressive array of clients including Chartis, QBE and Aon. It is well known for defending solicitors, and also recently defended claims against a high-profile surveyor and a financial services company. James Robins heads the team.

Clyde & Co’s November 2011 merger with fellow insurance specialist Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP further expanded the firm’s South East capabilities. Tony Nurse-Marsh’s team, which ‘equals any in the City’, acts for high-profile insurers such as Ace, Catlin and Zurich. Recent work includes a large number of recession-related mortgage claims for lenders. Marsh is ‘a very safe pair of hands’.

Blake Lapthorn’s two-partner team acts on a wide range of cases for claimants and defendants. Highlights included acting in a high-value occupational pension-related claim – an area in which team head Richard Portlock has expertise.

2011 saw Cripps Harries Hall LLP’s property-focused team handle six-figure claims against solicitors, surveyors and estate agents. Team head Russell Simpson is recommended.

James Fairbairn’s claimant-focused team at Dentons handled a number of mortgage fraud cases for Santander in 2011. Other clients include NHBC and United Trust Bank.

Henmans LLP’s team mainly acts for defendant solicitors, and successfully struck out a High Court claim relating to breach of trust. Joint heads Duncan Crine and Sarah Foster are both recommended.

The ‘skilled and determined’ Karim Mohammed heads Mayo Wynne Baxter LLP’s team, and has strong experience in pursuing claims for lenders.

Thomas Eggar LLP’s ‘excellent’ team, led by Victoria Brackett, concentrates on qualifying insurer defence work, but also acts for claimants. Recent work includes defending claims on behalf of Chartis and Marketform.

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