Rachael Healey > RPC > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

RPC
TEMPLE CIRCUS
TEMPLE WAY
BRISTOL
BS1 6LW
England
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Work Department

Professional and Financial Risks

Position

Rachael specialises in resolving professional indemnity and financial services disputes. She frequently defends claims against financial professionals, including wealth managers, IFA networks, accountants, insolvency practitioners, actuaries, and trustees. She also specialises in claims against pension professionals such as lawyers, trustees, investment managers, and pension administrators. Rachael has experience dealing with various disciplinary and regulatory matters including before the ACCA and ICAEW, the Pension Ombudsman and the Financial Ombudsman Service.  She also has experience of managing s.166 and past business reviews.

Career

Recent work highlights 

Stephen Finnan v Charles Russell Speechly [2023] EWHC 3058 – successful strike out of a claim against solicitors on causation grounds.

Colborn v Albany Park [2021] – succeeded at trial in defending a claim against a mortgage broker for the alleged mis-selling of an interest-only mortgage.

Defending a multi-million-pound claim against accountants in relation to tax advice on the extraction of profits from a company.

Memberships

Association of Pension Lawyers

Lawyer Rankings

South West > Insurance > Professional negligence

(Next Generation Partners)

Rachael HealeyRPC

RPC is regarded by clients as operating ‘at the forefront of defending professional negligence claims’. The sizeable practice is composed of sub-groups dedicated to various sectors, giving the firm ‘a unique balance of profession-specific expertise and commercial sense’. Will Sefton leads the lawyers liability and regulatory group; Ben Goodier oversees construction-related claims; Robert Morris and Rachael Healey are key senior contacts for cases relating to the financial services industry; and Daniel Guilfoyle manages claims relating to professionals operating in the technology sphere. Rhian Howell acts as the overall practice head.