The ‘tenacious’ Mickaela Fox and Mike Grant jointly lead the ‘very strong and experienced’ Liverpool-based team at Weightmans LLP, which acts for numerous insurers and underwriters. Fox stands out due to her expansive knowledge of accountants’, valuers’ and solicitors’ claims, and her deep regulatory expertise. Grant is well-known for defending claims against construction professionals through mediation and arbitration. Alex Marler primarily handles claims within the construction sector against architects, and design and build contractors, in addition to assisting clients with subrogated claims. Hailed as the ‘cream of the crop’, Pamela Freeland routinely appears before the Construction Court on behalf of surveyors and engineers.
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‘Weightmans' team are one of the very best firms dealing with construction professional claims in the UK. They are incredibly focused, commercially minded and tough but realistic in their approach.’
‘Mike Grant and Pamela Freeland are the cream of the crop for defending construction professionals. Both are great team players with excellent grasp of detail as well as the overarching strategy.’
‘I have found that the team's strength lies in its diverse and talented pool of lawyers. The firm's lawyers bring a wealth of knowledge and experience and offer clear, well strategised, and legal jargon free advice.’
‘Pamela Freeland is a very approachable and formidable partner. She has a deep understanding of the law and a photographic memory of case detail — a very competent solicitor and a star.’
‘Mickaela Fox - She is the best professional negligence lawyer I have ever worked with. She is tenacious, supportive and gets great results. Once you know she is on board, you feel like a weight has been lifted. She also rolls her sleeves up and gets stuck into everything.’
‘Fast, efficient service. Extremely high level knowledge and support to clients. Always want them on your side.’
‘Mickaela Fox is amazing. Her advice is clear, sound and accurate. I would not want her to be on the other side of a claim - she is tough and straight to the point. An absolute star in both solicitors professional negligence and regulatory work.’
‘A very strong and experienced team who match their efficiency in their specialist area in supporting a client through what would otherwise be a very stressful process.’
Key clients
- Tokio Marine HCC
- Markel
- Wren
- WSP
- Hamilton Underwriting
- AmTrust
- Hiscox
- Zurich
- HDI
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Practice head
Mickaela Fox; Mike Grant
Other key lawyers
Alex Marler; Pamela Freeland; Sarah Irwin