Following last year's very popular conference, the Annual Professional Negligence Update conference returns with a complete range of new topics. This very practical half day live and recorded online conference with 7 speakers, including 3 KCs, covers a wide range of hot topics and new twists on perennial problems. All our speakers are senior and highly experienced experts in this specialist field of work. Focussing on reviewing recent case law, topics range widely from the future of auditors claims through to limitation and professional negligence claims  and the very difficult and highly topical area of crypto-assets and negligent advice. (Full details below)  This is the ideal opportunity to keep up to date with all the latest big issues

This online conference will be streamed live, direct to your desktop, tablet or smart phone so you can watch it from your office or home anywhere in the world. You can participate in the conference live or watch the recorded version whenever or wherever you want. In each case you will receive a recording of the complete conference after the event.

The price for this is £225 + VAT. This is a per organisation price, so up to 19 of your colleagues can participate at absolutely no extra charge, even if they are viewing it from a different location or at a different time. So, of course, if there are 10 of you the cost per delegate would be just £22.50 per head.

For law firms with four or less partners, you can purchase a single place at the conference for £99 + VAT

Topics:

Professional negligence case law update

Insurance and professional negligence claims

Auditors' Claims - the next frontier

Crypto-assets: What if it all goes wrong? The professional negligence implications for lawyers

Matrimonial under-settlement allegations.

Pursuing the product manufacturers under the Building Safety Act – a new weapon for PI insurers to pierce the corporate veil?

Limitation and professional negligence claims

Speakers:

William Flenley KC Hailsham Chambers

Sian Mirchandani KC 4 New Square

Clare Dixon KC 4 New Square

Francesca O'Neill 1 Chancery Lane

Imran Benson Hailsham Chambers

Peter Dodge Radcliffe Chambers

Joshua Munro Hailsham Chambers


Speakers' Details:

William Flenley KC, Hailsham Chambers

William practises in the fields of professional liability, insurance, regulatory and contract law. He has appeared in a number of leading cases relating to the liability of professionals, including a trio of recent reported cases in the Court of Appeal: Addlesee v Dentons Europe [2020] Ch 243 (privilege), Group Seven v Notable Services [2020] Ch 129 (dishonest assistance in breach of trust), and Various Claimants v Giambrone & Law [2018] PNLR 2 (application of Saamco). He is co-author of the best known practitioners’ book on claims against solicitors, Flenley & Leech, The Law of Solicitors’ Liabilities. The first edition was published in 1999 and the fourth edition in August 2020. William is a former Chairman of the Professional Negligence Bar Association. He has contributed to Cordery on Legal Services and Professional Negligence and Liability, was deputy editor of Lloyd’s Reports: Professional Negligence, and has lectured in law at the London School of Economics. He is a Bencher of the Middle Temple. He has been recommended as a leading barrister practising in professional liability by each of the two principal directories for many years and has been shortlisted in the Chambers Bar Awards 2020 as Professional Negligence Silk of the Year.

Siân Mirchandani KC, 4 New Square 

Siân is recognised for her superb professional negligence practice. She has considerable experience of claims involving professionals of all types. With her professional and scientific background, Siân relishes cases which involve scientific aspects or technical issues, and this has led to a strong practice in the Technology & Construction Court with instructions from a wide range of construction professionals including: architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, building surveyors, approved inspectors, employer’s agents and project managers.Siân is regularly instructed on behalf of barristers and solicitors being sued by former clients who value her thorough and quick forensic analysis, followed by clear strategies to bring the claims to an early resolution.

Clare Dixon KC, 4 New Square

Clare practises in professional liability, insurance, disciplinary and commercial litigation. She was the winner of the ‘Professional Negligence Junior of the Year’ (2019) award and shortlisted for the ‘Insurance Junior of the Year’ (2020) award by Chambers & Partners UK. Clare specialises in all areas of professional liability with particular emphasis on lawyers, valuers, accountants and auditors, and insurance brokers. She is an experienced advocate who gets to grips quickly with what is really at issue and takes a tough line to achieve the best outcome for her client

Joshua Munro, Hailsham Chambers

Joshua is a leading junior in costs, professional negligence, construction, commercial litigation and insurance. For professional negligence, Chambers UK 2021 describe him as “collaborative, hardworking and sharply intelligent. An absolute delight to work with”. Legal 500 2021 adds “You feel confident that you’ll get the best outcome possible with him on board.” For Costs, Chambers UK 2021 writes that Joshua is “a leading junior and a very capable barrister.” and Legal 500 2021 says “he provides brilliant, sensible advice”.

Peter Dodge, Radcliffe Chambers

Peter specialises in banking and financial services, property and professional liability disputes. Having started his career as a fund manager at a leading investment bank, he has a particular interest in matters concerning asset management and investment products. He has appeared in a number of leading cases across his areas of expertise including, most recently, Dreamvar (UK) Limited v Mishcon de Reya in the Court of Appeal, a highly significant case on professional negligence and fraud.

Francesca O’Neill, 1 Chancery Lane

Francesca is recognised as a leading junior in professional liability work, and as a highly effective and experienced advocate, with particular expertise in trial and at contested hearings. She is ranked by the major legal directories, who comment “Francesca provides clear and concise advice. She has great commercial awareness and understanding of clients’ needs" and “She has excellent knowledge of the law and good commercial nous. An excellent advocate who produces clear, concise and persuasive documents and precise advice”. Francesca has advised and acted for both claimants and defendants in professional liability actions involving solicitors, barristers, accountants, surveyors, insurance brokers, and construction professionals. She regularly appears in the High Court as sole Counsel and has acted for a range of insurers in the London market including Travelers, Hiscox, and LawSelect. Francesca has wide ranging civil litigation experience and was appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel in 2020 and accepts instructions from a wide variety of government departments.

Imran Benson, Hailsham Chambers

Imran is an experienced litigator who is well known for a robust but charming style of advocacy and excellent client service. He specialises in professional liability, commercial litigation, costs, insurance disputes, cyber law and disciplinary and regulatory controversies. He appears in domestic and foreign courts, before various regulators and a range of arbitration tribunals. He gives clear and straightforward advice even in the most complex and nuanced of cases. He is ranked in the legal directories for both professional negligence and costs and is instructed by national, City and international law firms, as well as institutional clients and HNW individuals.

About The Legal Training Consultancy

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Important Notes about Booking

1. If you are booking more than say 14 delegates, it is probably better to make two bookings of half the number of delegates each, starting with the paying delegate and then adding half the free delegates to that booking and then creating a new booking for the rest of the free delegates. The reason for this is that the booking platform time-out kicks in perhaps too quickly and you can lose all the information you inputted. Alternatively you can book your first delegate and send the names, job titles and email addresses of the additional delegates to us at info@legaltrainingconsultancy.co.uk

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