Cases
St John’s Chambers hosts several members with considerable experience in the field of professional negligence claims.”
Professional Negligence
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St John’s Chambers has an experienced team of professional negligence barristers who advise and represent individuals on a wide range of disputes concerning breach of contract and duty.
Professional negligence claims can be complex matters, involving difficult issues about the nature and scope of the professional’s duty of care, and about liability, reliance, causation, loss, contributory negligence, mitigation and limitation.
Our barristers analyse professional negligence claims carefully, in order to be able to provide the best possible advice about prospects and strategy. We understand the importance in professional negligence claims of gaining a thorough understanding of the negligence alleged and the way in which it is said to have caused the client to suffer loss. If a claim is strong, our barristers will say so, but will likewise advise if a claim is weak or uncertain. We appreciate that it is critically important for clients to be given a thorough, accurate and realistic appraisal of their prospects, so that they can make properly informed decisions about how to proceed.
Our team has barristers across the spectrum of seniority so that we can select a barrister with the right level of seniority for any claim. Some members of the team are professional negligence specialists who are experienced in claims against a wide range of professionals in many differing factual situations.
Our barristers are also experienced in claims relating to their particular practice areas which include:
- Banking
- Company & Commercial
- Clinical Negligence
- Construction & Engineering
- Family
- Personal Injury
- Planning
- Real Estate
- Tax
- Wills & Trusts
We advise numerous professionals, including:
- Solicitors
- Barristers
- Medical professionals
- Accountants
- Architects
- Engineers
- Estate agents
- Financial advisers
- Surveyors and other professionals
Our friendly and professional clerks can assist in directing a client to the barrister with the most appropriate expertise.
Mediation
Professional negligence claims often go to mediation. Our team is experienced in acting for and advising clients in relation to mediations. We also have a number of qualified mediators. Our facilities are specifically designed to meet with clients’ needs for a mediation venue. Read more.
Training
Our team regularly delivers lectures to solicitors and other professionals on recent developments in the law and practice of professional negligence. If you are interested in arranging a bespoke seminar please contact Robert Bocock, Practice Manager.
Professional Negligence Team
Christopher Sharp KC
- Call: 1975
- Silk: 1999
Alex Troup KC
- Call: 1998
- Silk: 2023
Suzanne Ornsby KC
- Call: 1986
- Silk: 2012
Richard Stead
- Call: 1979
John Sharples
- Call: 1992
James Pearce-Smith
- Call: 2002
John Dickinson
- Call: 1995
Julian Horne
- Call: 1998
Zoë Saunders
- Call: 2003
Christopher Jones
- Call: 2004
Michael Clarke
- Call: 2009
Oliver Wooding
- Call: 2009
Natasha Dzameh
- Call: 2010
Charlie Newington-Bridges
- Call: 2011
Adam Boyle
- Call: 2012
Joss Knight
- Call: 2014
Annie Sampson
- Call: 2015
Jack Pankhurst
- Call: 2021
Tim Higginson
- Call: 1977
Guy Adams
- Call: 1989
Directory Quotes
St John’s Chambers is a highly reputable set acting for individuals, solicitors, banks and many others in professional negligence actions.”
St John’s Chambers houses a team which is regularly instructed in cases involving claims against surveyors and solicitors, and is especially strong in handling work brought against architects.”
St John’s Chambers is a highly reputable set acting for individuals, solicitors, banks and many others in professional negligence actions.”
The clerks are friendly and professional.”
St John’s Chambers is a highly reputable set acting for individuals, solicitors, banks and many others in professional negligence actions. ‘They have great strength in depth.’ “
The work was difficult and complex, but the variety of people they had on the case was good, and their clerking is very efficient.”
With ‘good strength in depth’, St John’s Chambers has an impressive team acting in professional negligence cases.”
Highly reputable set acting for individuals, banks and many others. The lawyers represent clients in claims relating to the conduct of litigation, probate, conveyancing and financial advice. The set can also field strong expertise in actions against valuers and architects.”
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