Members of 7KBW are regularly involved in professional negligence cases including claims against accountants, auditors, brokers, tax advisers, architects, surveyors, solicitors and barristers.

Members have been involved in many of the leading professional negligence cases of recent years, including Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton.

7KBW is listed as a leading set in both Chambers UK and the Legal 500, and also in the other major directories. Its experience extends far and wide, from bookmakers to the Registrar of Companies, from recruitment agents to tax advisers, and much else besides.

Auditors and accountants

Chambers has particular expertise in relation to professional negligence claims against accountants and auditors. Members of Chambers have appeared in all the major audit negligence cases of the last decades, including Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton, Patisserie Valerie v Grant Thornton, Cattles v PwC, Equitable Life v Ernst & Young, MAN v Freightliner and Barings v Coopers & Lybrand.

Insurance and reinsurance-related cases

Members often advise and act in relation to disputes involving related professional negligence issues in the insurance context, including insurance and reinsurance of professional indemnity claims and claims against insurance brokers. Seminal cases have included Gooda Walker, Henderson v Merrett, Aneco Reinsurance Underwriting v Johnson & Higgins.

Recent notable cases

Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton [2021] UKSC 20
ABN Amro v Royal & Sun Alliance [2021] EWCA Civ 1789
Patisserie Valerie v Grant Thornton [2021] EWHC 3022 (Comm)
Group Seven v Notable Services LLP [2019] EWCA Civ 614
Cattles v. PwC (audit negligence claim concerning the collapse of one of the largest UK Consumer Finance groups).
Ritz Hotel Casino Ltd v. Noral Al-Daher [2014] EWHC 2847
Equitas v. Walsham Brothers [2013] EWHC 3264
Starlight Shipping v. Allianz Marine [2014] EWCA Civ 1010