Professional Negligence | UK Bar

Kings Chambers offers a full complement of specialist experience in professional negligence claims. Members of the set have acted in a number of tax-related professional negligence actions against accountancy firms and IFAs, and in claims against solicitors and auditors. The barristers can also offer significant expertise in construction-related claims, including those surrounding the use of combustible architectural cladding. In a recent highlight, members successfully represented multiple claimants in a three-week Mercantile trial against former tax advisers for negligent advice.

Exchange Chambers is a prominent commercial set on the Northern Circuit. It houses barristers who possess noteworthy expertise in professional negligence claims brought against solicitors, accountants and independent financial advisers. The chambers' areas of focus include matters arising from the handling of insolvencies and general business advice and services. In the past year, the set has been instructed in notable cases relating to tax avoidance schemes.