The ‘highly competent team’ at Osborne Clarke LLP draws on the firm’s wider disputes practice to defend professional negligence claims across a wide range of sectors, with particular strength in the pensions industry. In Bristol, the team is led by the ’very knowledgeable’ Tom Ellis, who specialises in the defence of financial institutions and accountancy firms, alongside a niche specialism in handling claims of negligent authentication of art. Ellis is joined by Charles Crowne and Katherine King, who leverage extensive expertise in pensions litigation, acting on behalf of pensions scheme advisors in professional negligence claims.
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Testimonials
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- ‘A great and highly competent team, very strong in the professional negligence and particularly audit negligence sectors. They also have very strong experience of FRC proceedings.’
‘Tom Ellis is a very knowledge partner, a leader in the audit negligence field with particular experience of FRC proceedings, and very skilled at managing large teams.’
Key clients
- PwC LLP
- Grant Thornton
- BDW Trading Ltd
- The Pension Protection Fund
Work highlights
Advising the Pension Protection Fund on how best to protect its interests including bringing professional negligence claims against the well-known law firms responsible for an equalisation issue affecting a large, multi-employer pension scheme in the motor industry.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Tom Ellis
Other key lawyers
Charles Crowne; Katherine King