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United Kingdom
20 August 2025
Jonathan Ray-Smith directs the professional negligence group at Fieldfisher. Ray-Smith has extensive experience handling claims against surveyors, accountants, solicitors and financial advisers. Matthew Sharp is the firm’s key contact for taxation claims. Donna Goldsworthy is a specialist in international high value claims and Jamie Mangan oversees property-related disputes.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Jonathan Ray-Smith has excellent client skills, immense experience, and very good judgment.'
‘Very experienced and knowledgeable in the commercial property, mortgaging, lenders, bridging finance and valuation sectors and related professional negligence.’
‘Jamie Mangan is a brilliant solicitor, excellent at the tough stuff and a great tactician.’
‘A complete team of individuals with varying expertise working together to address quite complex situations of professional negligence.'
'Rapid to respond and understanding of the requirements of the project.’
‘Very quick to grasp the content and action of the problem and very quick to respond to all requirements personally, very easy to deal with.’
Key clients
- Liquidators of The Wine Enterprise Investment Scheme Limited
- Mirza Law Limited & Ors
- Professor David Barrett Limited
Work highlights
Advising a private individual and two of his companies in relation to a £7m professional negligence claim against solicitors.
Advising the liquidators of The Wine Enterprise Investment Scheme Limited in relation to a complex professional negligence claim against its auditors.
Practice head
Jonathan Ray-Smith
Other key lawyers
Matthew Sharp; Donna Goldsworthy; Jamie Mangan