England - East Anglia • Insurance
Mills & Reeve LLP
Mills & Reeve LLP has a specialist professional indemnity, insurance and financial disputes practice based in Norwich, which demonstrates ‘a thoroughly professional approach to the complexity that is modern litigation’. The firm acts for financial and accounting, construction and clinical professionals, as well as brokers. It also provides in-depth advice on coverage and policies. Practice head Neil Davies and consultant Stephen King are the main contacts, while senior associates Matthew Wilson and Sophie Briggs, and manager of the claims handling unit Sue Surridge play key roles in the practice. They count Countrywide, Travelers, Aviva Life & Pensions and Key Group among their clients.
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‘Wide experience. Innovative approach to fixed-fee agreements by class of case.'
'Access to paralegal support unit is a great strength.'
'Thoroughly professional approach to the complexity that is modern litigation, centred around teamwork.'
'Very useful spread of regional offices which provides support nationally is real and meaningful.’
‘Smart and experienced team. Matthew Wilson is unflappable, experienced and excellent.’
‘Personable team. Quick. Commercial. Grasp key issues quickly.’
‘Neil Davies is personable. Good overall management of claims.'
'Sue Surridge is quick, efficient and grasps client concerns.’
Key clients
- Countrywide plc and group of companies
- JD Cooling Group
- Travelers
- Pen Underwriting
- Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited
- W/R/B Underwriting
- Canopius Managing Agents Limited
- Knight Frank
- Key Group
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Neil specialises in acting for insurers and insured professional clients in the defence of professional negligence claims. He has experience in acting for a broad range of professionals, and has a particular interest in claims relating to construction professionals, and insurance brokers. His reported cases include (1) Pearson Education v The Charter Partnership [2005] EWHC 655 (QB) (first instance); [2007] BLR 324 (Court of Appeal); and (2) Daniels v Thompson [2004] EWCA Civ 307. Neil has joint responsibility for managing the insurance practice based in the East of England. He is also the partner responsible for insurance work relating to construction professionals and insurance brokers in the East of England.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Neil Davies