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South West : Insurance

Within Professional negligence, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP is a second tier firm,

Belinda Schofield transferred from London to head CMS Cameron McKenna LLP’s Bristol team, which acts for various professional indemnity insurers as well as QBE, Chartis and Chubb. Simon Garrett handles high-value disputes, mainly involving financial institutions, and Martin Fox specialises in construction claims. Cheryl Gibson was promoted to partner in November 2011.

South West : Overview

Within Regional review,

Among notable developments at law firms, Pinsent Masons LLP closed its Bristol office, while the leading members of CMS Cameron McKenna LLP’s professional negligence team moved over to RPC, giving the latter a presence in the region. Simmons & Simmons LLP has announced plans to open a Bristol office in the autumn of 2012.


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Legal Developments by:
CMS

  • Access to justice: protective costs orders in planning challenges

    Third parties and competing developers have no rights of appeal to the Secretary of State against planning decisions. Disappointed applicants can appeal to the Secretary of State and can have the merits of the application reconsidered. The only remedy available to a disappointed third party is a challenge by way of judicial review in the High Court on a point of law. The sense of frustration and disempowerment this creates has not been helped by the increasing complexity of the planning process and the use of consultation to legitimise decisions that many perceive may already have been taken.
    - CMS Group

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