Dean Parnell and Ian Sheppard jointly lead the team at Sydney Mitchell LLP, which advises individuals who have personally suffered from a solicitor’s negligence. It also acts for some commercial organisations on various professional negligence matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Communication with all parties involved have been professional and helpful.’

  • ‘Ian Shepherd has been informative and helpful.’

  • ‘An excellent team with first class lawyers. A genuine and refreshing alternative to the ligation teams in much larger national law firms.’

  • ‘Ian Sheppard is brilliant. He is very knowledgeable and has the best client care skills I have ever encountered. He is attentive and you feel he wants to get the best outcome for you. He is very committed to getting the best result for you.'

  • 'Dean Parnell is a very talented lawyer who has everything you need in a litigation lawyer. He is extremely bright, an "out of the box" thinker and a master tactician who is utterly focused on getting the best result for his clients.'
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Work highlights

  • Acting in a £800,000 claim relating to the destruction of a property.
  • Acting for the client in a claim in excess of £400,000 against a firm of solicitors who provided negligent advice in relation to the preparation and execution of a will.
  • Acting for a client who failed to register an equitable charge for a client which has result in a loss of at least £140,000.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dean Parnell, Ian Sheppard