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About
Provided by Jamie Smith KC
Practice Areas
Principal areas of practice are professional liability (with particular emphasis on auditors and accountants, lawyers and insurance brokers and on claims involving allegations of dishonesty), regulatory work and insurance. Notable cases include: IAP v Rosser [2018] BCC 751 (fraud claim against solicitors); R (Lewin) v FRC [2018] 1 WLR 2867 (third party rights to fairness in the audit regulatory context); Khanty-Mansiysk v Forsters [2018] 1 Costs LR 89 (CA) (settlement agreement precluding claim against solicitors); IEGL v Zurich [2016] AC 509 (SC) (treatment of mesothelioma claims for the purposes of EL insurance purposes); and Holgate v Addleshaw Goddard [2019] PNLR 32 (jurisdictional issues in context of negligence claim against company administrators).
Career
MA (Cantab). Called to Bar 1995. Joined 4 New Square 1996. Took Silk in 2015.
Professional Memberships
PNBA, COMBAR, Chancery Bar Association, LCLCBA, BILA, ARDL, FSLA
Publications
Editor of Jackson & Powell, Professional Liability.
Personal
Enjoys cycling.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Jamie Smith KC is an outstanding professional negligence specialist barrister. He is a go-to adviser and advocate for high-value negligence claims, particularly those involving solicitors and valuers. He also has a commendable reputation for his work in cases containing allegations of fraud.
Jamie Smith KC maintains a broad practice that combines professional negligence and insurance work. He has particular expertise in dealing with fraud-related matters. He handles complex arbitrations as well as litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jamie is careful, meticulous and a brilliant tactician."
"Jamie is very approachable and provides good reassurance."
"Jamie is a market leader in professional indemnity work. Calm, considered, measured and very client-facing, he is confident, with an excellent grasp of the detail and commercial impact of a case."
"Jamie has an excellent manner with clients. He is disarming and quickly wins their trust, while his technical knowledge and commercial awareness both shine through."
"A great advocate and tactician, and genuinely lovely to work with. Jamie is proof nice guys can make it in this industry."
"Jamie is a leading name in this area and I wouldn't hesitate to instruct him on the most complex cases."
"Jamie is careful, meticulous and a brilliant tactician."
"Jamie is very approachable and provides good reassurance."
"Jamie is a market leader in professional indemnity work. Calm, considered, measured and very client-facing, he is confident, with an excellent grasp of the detail and commercial impact of a case."
"Jamie has an excellent manner with clients. He is disarming and quickly wins their trust, while his technical knowledge and commercial awareness both shine through."
"A great advocate and tactician, and genuinely lovely to work with. Jamie is proof nice guys can make it in this industry."
"Jamie is a leading name in this area and I wouldn't hesitate to instruct him on the most complex cases."
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