Crown Office Chambers has a broad professional negligence practice that includes claims against construction professionals, accountants, lawyers, insurance brokers, and tax advisors. Ben Quiney KC is acting for the professional indemnity insurers of the architect in Shepherd Construction Limited v Dunnett Craven and CBRE, a complex dispute centering around cladding and fire safety concerns. Described as ‘a master tactician’, Daniel Shapiro KC led Carlo Taczalski in Henry Boot Developments v Burnley Wilson Fish, in which they defended a quantity surveyor. Andrew Rigney KC has extensive experience with professional liability matters in the construction sector; he is actively involved in ongoing civil litigation arising out of the Grenfell Tower fire. Anna Laney KC was appointed silk in March 2024.
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- ‘The clerks are excellent. Steve Purse leads the professional negligence team and is always very easy to deal with.’
- ‘Steve Purse is superb.’
- ‘They have significant strength in depth in most areas, including construction and professional negligence.’
- ‘Crown Office Chambers is an excellent set. It has strength and depth across many areas of law. It has a superb clerks room.’
- ‘The barristers are all easy work with and the clerks are first-rate.’
- ‘It is a very strong set.’
- ‘They offer a very good service.’
- ‘The clerks at chambers are attentive and extremely helpful.’