England - West Midlands • Insurance
Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Spearheaded by Mark Beesley, the team at Shakespeare Martineau LLP excels in acting for claimants on a wide range of professional negligence matters. It is equally adept at handling claims ranging from tens of thousands of pounds to those involving millions of pounds, many of these claims are funded by using conditional fee arrangements. Beesley has a first-rate reputation for his work on claims against independent financial advisors, solicitors and accountants. Michael Young has particular experience in high-value negligence claims with complex property and/or finance issues.
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Testimonials
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‘Michael Young worked extremely hard to come to a positive end to my case. He kept in touch with me on a regular basis to inform me of how we were getting on, what needed to be done, any further information they required from me and what we needed to do in order to further the case to conclusion'.
‘They are a very strong team across the board'.
‘Michael Young is an excellent and user friendly solicitor with a pragmatic approach'.
‘The team are professional and intelligent. They are able to get to grips with complex matters quickly and draw out the key issues and concerns across multiple sectors'.
‘Michael Young is clear and concise in his instructions. He has a real knack for identifying the key concerns and issues in factually and legally complex scenarios'.
'Michael is always willing to offer an opinion and give clients relevant and focussed advice which meets with their aims, goals and commercial objectives. He is a genuine pleasure to work with'.
Key clients
- Starston International
- Graham Ketley
- Ansell RUS LLC
- HCC International Insurance Co Plc
- SMARTech
- Jay Makwana
Work highlights
- Acting for Ansell RUS LLC in a complex case involving issues of professional negligence and various jurisdictional matters as the client is based in Russia, the original debtor is in Russia, and the company controller who signed the guarantee has various assets in USA.
- Advising Starston International Limited on a claim in conjunction with bespoke tax specialists.
- Acting for HCC International Insurance Co PLC in the pursuit of the return of insurance monies via a subrogated claim following the payment out of a bond.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Beesley