United Kingdom - Wales • Insurance
Berry Smith
Mixing 'approachability with sound advice', Berry Smith's 'very hardworking' team provides a 'first-class customer service' for individuals, businesses and public sector clients pursuing professional negligence claims against lawyers, accounting firms and property professionals, in particular. 'Very intelligent' team head Iwan Doull has 'exceptional analytic and forensic skills', attributes which are key to his high success rate in claims against property professionals, as well as for after-the-event insurer ARAG in claims brought against solicitors who negligently advised their insureds. Property litigator Simon Care 'gets to grips with a case very quickly and identifies the critical points', ensuring high levels of success for clients bringing professional negligence claims with a property angle.
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Testimonials
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- 'The fantastic team displays a first-class customer service.'
- 'The team is very hardworking and very responsive to clients' needs. Also the team mixes approachability with sound advice.'
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Key clients
- Blaenau Gwent County Council
- Vone Developments LLP
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Work highlights
- Representing a local authority against a national provider of asbestos surveying services.
- Resolved a problem caused by the negligence of solicitors acting for developer of luxury dwellings (successfully pursuing a claim in the Upper Tribunal to have the covenant modified to allow for the development) and further pursing the solicitors for consequential losses.
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