Northern Circuit
Exchange Chambers ‘houses some of the best talent in Manchester’ for professional negligence work. George Rowell is noted particularly for his experience handling claims against accountants and tax advisers, though acts in claims involving independent financial advisers, solicitors, and surveyors as well. Lawrence McDonald’s professional negligence work is usually property related, involving solicitors, barristers, surveyors, valuers, architects, and contractors, among other professionals.
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Profile
Work Department
Commercial; Property
Position
Lawrence is an experienced commercial litigator with particular expertise in property, insolvency and professional negligence cases. He acts for companies, individuals, office holders and public bodies before courts and tribunals of all levels in England and Wales.
Prior to life at the bar, Lawrence worked at a number of law firms both in London (Linklaters and Nabarro’s) and Liverpool (Brabners). This has enabled him to build a practice that understands the complexities of both sides of the table. He also has an extensive advisory and mediation practice.
Lawrence has recognised strength in:
- Property litigation of all types including real property, landlord and tenant and service charges
- Commercial litigation including contractual disputes, Tort claims, injunctions, company, partnership, trusts and probate and property related commercial cases
- Personal and corporate insolvency
- Professional negligence, particularly in claims involving solicitors, often for conveyancing or other property related negligence.
Career
Called 1996; Recorder (Chancery, Civil & Criminal); Deputy District Judge; Junior Counsel to the Crown (Attorney General’s Regional Panel)
Memberships
- Northern Circuit
- Chancery Bar Association
- Northern Chancery Bar Association (Committee)
- Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
- Inner Temple
Education
- The Inns of Court School of Law
- University College London
- The Manchester Grammar School
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Testimonials
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- 'Nick Buckley is a truly exceptional clerk - he is helpful at all times with a very pragmatic approach to fees. A pleasure to deal with.'
- 'Ian Spencer is a pleasure to work with. He is always very commercial and punctual in his responses.'
- 'The service at Exchange is exceptional and that is down to Nick Buckley.'
- 'Exchange houses some of the best talent in Manchester - always a pleasure to work with.'
- 'They always offer a good service and have a range of good practitioners.'
- 'They have a very good range of people at all levels.'