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DAC Beachcroft LLP

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The professional negligence team at DAC Beachcroft LLP is commended for its ‘exceptional individual lawyers’ and ’commercial knowledge’. Working closely with the firm’s Newport office, the Bristol-based practice advises professional and financial risk insurers in addition to professional services clients active in a broad range of sectors. Graham Briggs and Marcus Campbell are noted for their experience with D&O insurance matters. while Kylie Poyner focuses on defending commercial surveyors and educational institutions. Giles Tagg, specialist for disputes in the construction space, joined from Beale & Co in August 2023. Helen Staines retired in May 2023.

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  • ‘The DAC team are very good. They have a good strength in depth and their junior associates are very good.’
  • ‘Graham Briggs - Really supportive.'

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Key clients

  • Aviva Insurance (Corporate & Specialty Risks)
  • Zurich Financial Services

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Work highlights

  • Advising a surveyor client in relation to investigating the merits and handling the defence of a claim alleging the overvaluation of a development site.
  • Represented a college and successfully applied to strike out a claim for race and sex discrimination by a mother and her two children.

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