England - South West • Insurance
Ashfords LLP
At Ashfords LLP, the professional negligence practice is well versed in acting for solicitors as well as clients in the banking, bloodstock and construction sectors. Rory Mac Neice in Bristol jointly heads up the team with Exeter-based Victoria Bonnet, who is often called upon to handle negligence claims pertaining to solicitors. Chris Freeman left the firm for an in-house position in June 2022.
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Key clients
- Lloyds Bank plc
- The Bank of Scotland plc
Work highlights
- Acting for a major high street bank in connection with a claim against solicitors for failing to advise the bank on the extent of the bank’s security over land.
- Acting for a private client in a claim against a veterinary clinic for negligence in connection with a routine wind procedure to a racehorse.
- Acting for a property leasing and management company in defending a debt claim brought by a waste management services company. The client has brought a counter claim in respect of poor performance of the services which led to an environmental spillage incident.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rory Mac Neice, Victoria Bonnet