Jeremy is a senior solicitor and an Of Counsel in our insurance and construction group, with many years’ experience of representing high profile professionals, and their insurers, in professional negligence disputes. Jeremy has particular experience in solicitors’ negligence cases, and in construction. He has also acted for (among others) surveyors, banks, and valuers. He joined the firm in 1996.
Jeremy’s recent experience has included the following:
Representing a leading private client firm accused of a negligent failure to implement a testator’s instructions. This White v Jones claim involves an action for damages with an (overstated) headline value of over £30million.
Defending and advising on a variety of claims arising from a leading London law firm’s real estate practice, including with regard to mistakes in rent review provisions.
Settling, on very advantageous terms, a professional negligence claim against major City solicitors (arising from a claim by a high-profile/high net worth hotel owner concerning the terms of hotel management agreements).
Representing a leading high street bank from allegations of negligent recommendation of a property investment of a very well-known office building in New York, the value of which suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Representing surveyors accused of negligence on technical and environmental due diligence on a pan-European logistics portfolio.
Defending, and successfully settling a claim against, Cladtech Associates, a leading firm of cladding consultants facing livelihood-threatening allegations of professional negligence in relation to allegedly combustible cladding on a multi-block major residential development in north London. Jeremy was mentioned, in ‘Legal Business’, as a leading member of our team in this case.
Defending a well-known fit-out contractor in respect of a claim for damages relating to a prominent Manchester office used by a well known computer company. This involved the assimilation and presentation of a considerable amount of factual and expert/technical material, in order successfully to arrive at an adjudication ruling for considerably less than the initial amount claimed.
