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Ian Welland
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Position
Ian is an insurance specialist acting for professional indemnity insurers and their insureds, in particular solicitors, accountants, insurance brokers, and construction professionals and construction companies; and also in coverage disputes for insurers. As well as being a solicitor, he is a part-qualified certified accountant. Reported cases/recent instructions: acting as ‘lead solicitor’ for a number of underwriters indemnifying solicitors in relation to the Accident Group litigation; acting for a firm of solicitors in relation to their defence of a multi-million pound claim that arose from a set of negligently drafted consumer credit agreements; acting for a firm of accountants sued for allegedly negligent advice upon the tax structure of a trust, giving rise to a multi-million pound claim; acting for a firm of insurance brokers sued for the negligent placing of business interruption cover for a famous West End restaurant, left under-insured following a subsequent fire; acting for Chartered Quantity Surveyors in relation to a six-figure claim regarding alleged inaccuracies in a large Bill of Quantities; defending various firms of architects in relation to claims concerning residential and commercial developments; defending a firm of engineers in relation to a claim concerning the design of a large commercial car park; and acting for various firms of engineers regarding claims for delay and / or alleged negligent design. Ian is dual-qualified (as a solicitor) in both England and Wales, and Ireland. As well as undertaking work for clients in the London and Dublin offices of Fishburns, he also jointly heads up the firm’s Bristol office.
Career
Admitted as solicitor 1993; partner at Robin Simon LLP and head of London Office; joined Fishburns as partner 2007.
Education
Polytechnic of North London; The College of Law, London.
