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Mills & Reeve LLP

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Mills & Reeve LLP has a stellar reputation for its handling of claims and coverage disputes in the professional indemnity insurance market. The large team consistently acts on multi-million pound claims against various professionals. Angus Turner  focuses on solicitors’ negligence claims and related coverage advice. Neil Frankland  has considerable expertise in construction and brokers’ negligence claims. David Gooding  has an established practice acting in the defence of accountants and solicitors’ negligence claims and is regularly instructed to conduct policy coverage investigations for insurers. Lucy Howard leads on professional indemnity claims arising from trust, probate and private tax related matters and frequently acts for insurers and their insured firms.

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  • ‘The team at M&R is outstanding. The standard of preparation and care are of the top drawer. They save innumerable hours in counsel's preparation by ensuring that all cases are prepared to the highest standard'.

  • 'M&R offers Magic Circle service at realistic prices'.
  • ‘In Birmingham David Gooding is first rate'.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Angus Turner

Hall of fameMills & Reeve LLP

Angus has been a partner since 2000, having qualified with Mills & Reeve in 1995. He is recognised by the legal directories, and clients, as a leader in his field and specialises in acting on professional indemnity claims against law firms, as well as advising insurers on policy response. Angus is regularly instructed on complex and high value claims, arising from all areas of the profession including property investment schemes, corporate transactions, matrimonial settlements and ‘lost’ litigation. Angus heads up the firm’s Legal Malpractice sector, and is also an accredited mediator.

Leading individuals

David Gooding

Mills & Reeve LLP

David is a professional indemnity and policy coverage specialist. His practice is focussed on advising lawyers, accountants and financial professionals and their insurers on defending and resolving claims as well as assisting accountants and solicitors with disciplinary investigations. He also advises insurers on policy coverage disputes and dishonesty investigations. David is head of the national accountants disputes practice. David is regularly instructed to assist and defend businesses facing high profile and significant claims. He recognises the financial, personal and reputational impact of a claim on professionals and their businesses. David is able to reduce that impact by relying on 20 years' experience, working closely with clients and by providing insightful, commercial and clear advice.  His recent experience includes helping strike out an unmeritorious multi-million pound claim against a professional firm pursued by a determined litigant in person. This year, he successfully led the defence of an accountants claim at the Supreme Court, Matthew & Others v Sedman & others [2021] UKSC 18 

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Angus Turner, Neil Frankland, David Gooding

Other key lawyers

Lucy Howard