Professional Negligence
UK Bar Guide 2025 : London (Bar)
Band 4
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3 Verulam Buildings houses counsel who are experienced in a range of professional negligence disputes. Its barristers offer deep expertise when handling insurance-related claims as well as those alleging negligence on the part of solicitors. They have additional skill in claims arising out of negligent tax and investment fund advice. Recent high-profile work includes members' involvement on behalf of defendants in the SKAT v Solo Capital Partners LLP case. A source states: "3VB have some very strong specialists in this area. I would not hesitate to recommend them."
Stephen Penson and Stuart Pullum are joint senior practice managers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The set are able to assist quickly and efficiently with the issues we presented to them. We receive quick and clear responses, and the service provided is excellent."
"I am a big fan of Stephen Penson and his team. They are very responsive and very user-friendly."
"The set are able to assist quickly and efficiently with the issues we presented to them. We receive quick and clear responses, and the service provided is excellent."
"I am a big fan of Stephen Penson and his team. They are very responsive and very user-friendly."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Onslow KC has a strong financial services and fraud practice which sits alongside his professional negligence work. As well as financial professionals, he handles cases involving solicitors' negligence and has niche expertise in representing auction houses in high-profile disputes concerning valuable works of art.
"He is frankly brilliant - easy to deal with, technically excellent, and his advocacy is excellent."
"One of the very good advocates, he is someone judges listen to, with a balanced and experienced view. He's particularly good in writing and in oral advocacy."
Tom Weitzman KC is a formidable barrister who has an equally strong reputation for his professional negligence and insurance expertise. As well as regularly representing professional indemnity insurers and brokers, he also works with a wide array of other professionals, including architects, engineers, solicitors, accountants and actuaries.
"Tom is brilliant, I can't speak highly enough of him. He is bright, clear and pragmatic."
"Tom is my go-to person for complex insurers' matters."
Matthew Hardwick KC has a significant defence-side professional negligence practice. Hardwick's cases regularly arise out of high-value fraud claims and often involve large numbers of claimants.
"Matthew provides clear and detailed responses to issues, and he is able to present his arguments in a way that takes into account clients' commercial interests."
Ranked Barristers at
3 Verulam Buildings
Silks (KC)
London (Bar)