Michael Pooles KC

Practice Areas

Michael Pooles KC’s principal area of practice is that of professional indemnity claims and related coverage issues. He frequently acts for or against lawyers, accountants and surveyors but has also acted for or against all manner of professionals including areas such as veterinary science, land management and fish farming. He is frequently instructed in general insurance matters of all types. He also acts as a mediator and arbitrator.

Professional Memberships

Professional Negligence Bar Association; COMBAR; South Eastern Circuit; London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association.

Publications

Former editor of the solicitors’ chapter of Professional Negligence and Liability (Informa looseleaf.), Michael Pooles has frequently provided lectures to members of the Professional Negligence Bar Association and other organisations on professional indemnity, policy, conduct, limitation and civil fraud matters.

Personal

Michael Pooles KC is renowned for his skill in handling indemnity claims and related coverage matters.

Recent work includes acting for the defendant French advocates in OOCL v Ince and others, a claim arising out of claims before the French court; for the defendant solicitors in King v DWF and others, a multi-week trial arising out of earlier failed litigation; for the defendant solicitors in Angelgate v Oliver & Co, a group of multimillion-pound claims arising out of investor-funded property developments; and for the defendant solicitors in Brearley v Higgs, a multimillion pound 5+ week trial arising out of an alleged lost motor industry opportunity.