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Morgan Cole is ‘a top firm in the field of professional negligence in its part of the country’. Clare Hughes-Williams is ‘fearless when needs be, but commercially sensible’ and has expertise in claims against solicitors; and associate Catrin Davies is ‘very much a rising star’. Clients include Capita and Zurich, while new instructions came from Liberty Mutual, Lemma Europe and Travelers Insurance. The firm recently handled a number of large coverage investigations with potential multimillion-pound liabilities.

‘Commercially minded, friendly and experienced’, the team at Berry Smith is led by Iwan Doull on real estate related issues. Highlights included a £1m-plus High Court claim against solicitors, and representing new client Dunbar Bank in a claim regarding a South Wales redevelopment.

Darwin Gray is an up-and-coming player in the field, handling claimant work for architects, engineers and lawyers among other professionals. Ian Herbert has experience acting for banking and corporate 
clients.

Hugh James, led by Richard Locke, has a ‘good professional and personal approach’. Senior associate Llyr Davies acts for a number of finance groups, and recently advised on a number of negligent advice claims regarding investments into the suspended Arch Cru fund. Senior associate Alun Tobias handled a £1m-plus construction claim against a national firm of 
surveyors.

‘Client focused and delivering results that exceed expectations’, JCP Solicitors’ team is led by Kevin 
O’Brien, and acts for corporates and lenders such as Standard Life Bank/Barclays and ITL Mortgages. It handled a successful appeal for a banking group to the SRA Compensation Fund.

Dolmans Solicitors is experienced in claims against solicitors and other professionals, including financial advisers and architects, through Philip Bradley and Alison Henders-Green.

Harding Evans LLP handles claims against solicitors, surveyors and other professionals.

At MLM Cartwright, Chris Mayers and Alex Pay handle professional negligence work.

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