Professional negligence

7 King's Bench Walk

7 King’s Bench Walk is highly skilled in handling claims relating to auditors, accountants, tax liability, and insurance coverage disputes. With decades of experience in the field, Rebecca Sabben-Clare KC represented the claimant in Carillion v KPMG, a case concerning KPMG’s audits of the construction and outsourcing company, which fell into compulsory liquidation in January 2018. Harry Wright was instructed on behalf of Edge Brokers in ABN Amro v RSA and Edge in a multi-million pound claim alleging insurance broker negligence. Wright was also involved, alongside Sabben-Clare KC in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP, in which he acted for a building society in a claim against its auditor. The ‘highly intelligent’ Josephine Higgs KC is also noted for her experience with handling high-value professional negligence claims in the financial sector.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Eddie Johns is always very responsive and helpful.’
‘The clerks, in particular Declan Gray and Sean Hulbert, are responsive and easy to deal with.’
‘The clerks are excellent, especially Gary Rose.’
‘A very strong set offering brilliant expertise in fraud and insurance.’
‘7KBW has a thriving professional negligence practice, particularly in relation to auditors, accountants, solicitors, surveyors, and insurance brokers.’
‘7KBW provides an excellent level of service.’
‘The clerks were always very responsive.’
‘The clerks are always available and willing to assist.’

Silks

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Jonathan Gaisman KC

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Rebecca Sabben-Clare KC

7 King’s Bench Walk

‘She has a forensic analytical approach coupled with highly impressive cross-examination skills.’

James Brocklebank KC

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‘He is very clever and responsive. He is an excellent advocate.’

Josephine Higgs KC

7 King’s Bench Walk

‘She is highly intelligent, hardworking, and a great team player.’

David Edwards KC

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Adam Fenton KC

7 King’s Bench Walk

‘Adam is excellent, user-friendly, and commercially pragmatic.’

Andrew Wales KC

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2023 Silks

N G Casey KC

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Juniors

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.