2 Temple Gardens
More information2 Temple Gardens act in claims both for and against professionals across the piece, with cases often overlapping with their principal practice groups, which includes insurance, property damage and other areas. Neil Moody KC acted for the defendant in the case – London & Quadrant Housing Trust v Amtrust Europe Limited, a case concerning the allegedly negligent design of tower blocks and defective cladding. Charles Dougherty KC has a strong reputation in the areas of insurance and fraud; he is acting on behalf of Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea in professional negligence claims arising out of the Grenfell Tower fire and the extent to which various professionals including architects, fire safety consultants and building inspectors failed in their duty, and were responsible for the fire which occurred.
Testimonials
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- 'The clerks are very helpful. Lee Tyler has been there for many years and is very familiar with all aspects of the chambers.'
- 'The clerks led by Lee Tyler are very professional and they ensure that communication between the various clerks, members of chambers and solicitors is well maintained.'
- 'Lee Tyler is the nicest and the most helpful clerk that I have ever come across in over a decade. He runs an excellent team.'
- 'The clerks are experienced and knowledgeable about the professional indemnity market. I would single our senior clerk Lee Tyler and one of his deputies, Billy Hammond, as particularly able and well-regarded by our clients.'
- 'The set has a very broad range of professional negligence practitioners, including exciting areas of technological development.
- 'The set is strong in professional negligence. They are reliable with a good range of counsel focussed on delivering results.'
- 'Very good. They have good availability of counsel with insurance expertise at all levels of call. They offer various training days throughout the year.'
- 'The set provides a very good service to its instructing solicitors. The members of Chambers offer a wide set of skills, particularly relating to insurance matters. The training provided by members of Chambers is well organised and seminars are offered on relevant topics.'
- 'The set regularly conducts seminars in London and around the country dealing with developments in this area of law. These are very popular with solicitors specialising in this area, and with professional indemnity insurers.'