Selborne Chambers handles complex, high value claims against professionals for both claimants and defendants across all core areas of chambers’ expertise including against those categories of professional set out below.
ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS
ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS
Chambers brings and defends claims against accountants and tax advisers in respect of negligent tax advice, whether connected with specific transactions or tax schemes or with general tax planning. Chambers also acts in cases involving the negligent or fraudulent preparation of accounts, including cases in which it is alleged that auditors have dishonestly assisted directors breach their fiduciary duties.
BARRISTERS
BARRISTERS
Members of chambers are regularly asked to review the work of other barristers and to act for claimants where the standard of a barrister’s work has fallen short, whether that is in respect of general advisory work, poor handling or advice within the dispute resolution process or errors in non-contentious drafting such as work on leases or contracts.
CONVEYANCERS
CONVEYANCERS
Members of chambers are frequently instructed in cases that relate to conveyancing. These can include breach of trust and fraud or errors concerning the transaction itself. Members have appeared in many leading cases in this area especially those relating to property identity fraud.
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
Applying our company and chancery law expertise, members of chambers are adept at advising in cases where directors have been negligent. These cases frequently involve issues of insolvency and breach of trust.
FINANCIAL ADVISORS AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS
FINANCIAL ADVISORS AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS
Claims can arise out of advice provide by financial advisors, actuaries and banks. Examples include failure to put in place forward cover to protect non sterling holdings, poor or dishonest investment or mortgage advice, participation in mortgage fraud and the operation or facilitation of unauthorised collective investment schemes.
INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONERS
INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONERS
Members act for and against insolvency practitioners. Examples include alleged failures to obtain best value reasonably obtainable on the disposal of assets and misfeasance through to general negligence issues arising through the practitioner’s appointment.
SOLICITORS
SOLICITORS
Members of chambers are frequently instructed in cases that relate to solicitors. These encompass the whole range of work carried out by solicitors and include breach of trust, fraud, negligent conveyancing and the negligent handling of dispute resolution.
SURVEYORS AND PROPERTY VALUERS
SURVEYORS AND PROPERTY VALUERS
Our property expertise allows us to handle disputes that range from over- valuations connected with lending to errors when considering defects in a property.
TRUSTEES AND FIDUCIARIES
TRUSTEES AND FIDUCIARIES
Whether in domestic or overseas jurisdictions, members are familiar with dealing with claims against both trustees and fiduciaries.
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