Professional and management liability

Our team has considerable experience of both defending and pursuing claims against directors, senior managers and professional advisers.  Our specialist defence expertise is of particular importance where, not only significant amounts of money are at issue, but also professional reputations.  We advise on the whole range of problems facing directors and professionals including damages claims, third party information requests, regulatory investigations, disqualification proceedings, criminal prosecutions and disciplinary proceedings. 

Over the years we have been closely involved in a significant number of high profile and high value claims for a client base that ranges from accountancy and tax advisers, insurance brokers, financial institutions and auctioneers to directors and managers, art dealers, architects, surveyors and engineers.

We place a great deal of emphasis on risk management, particularly for our professional clients. This aspect of our work coupled with the emphasis on pre-action activity where disputes arise, means that many of the cases in which we are involved are successfully concluded either before proceedings have been issued or at an early stage afterwards. 

We can help you with:

  • Disputes before proceedings have been started
  • Proceedings before the courts
  • Mediation and arbitration
  • Accounting liability
  • Complex cross-border disputes
  • Regulatory investigations
  • Criminal prosecutions
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Risk management

Keeps the pressure on and the speed - accessible and approachable

Chambers UK 2009

"The kind of top client service that is hard to find"

Chambers UK 2009

"The sheer commitment of Stephenson Harwood is key to its success"

Chambers UK 2010

"Total dedication"

Asia Pacific Legal 500 2009/2010

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